TARGETING Tobacco companies use many tactics to target our people including: Promotions at casinos, rodeos and pow-wows Sponsoring tribal events Offering giveaways, discounts, coupons and free samples Prominent placement of in-store signs and displaysoften at childs-eye level Building alliances with tribal leaders to defeat tobacco control policies Offering free products and money in exchange for tribal data Source New ProductsSame Tactics Commercial tobacco companies continue to develop new products to get the next generation (our children and grandchildren) addicted
Avoid using e-cigarettes and vaping products, particularly those containing THC or purchased from unregulated sources, like the internet
That said, genetics, hormones, stress, nutrition, illness, and medications often play a bigger role than smoking alone
However, using an e-cigarette will still often expose you to nicotine the highly addictive chemical found in tobacco and can result in the same variety of side effects listed above
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