"The FDA does not approve these products as tobacco cessation interventions or nicotine replacement medications, so I would not recommend them," says Kecia Christensen, APRN-NP, Nebraska Medicine certified tobacco treatment specialist
Are there health concerns
Despite lung cancers deadly record, a recent study by the American Lung Association showed that more than 80 percent of those who qualify for screening dont even know it is an option
The industry knows they have to have nicotine-addicted teenagers, or theyre going to run out of people to buy their products. Facebook deserves blame, too, Jackler noted, because some of its policies are inconsistently worded (albeit not so much that tobacco companies would reasonably think they were allowed to market on the platform)
The California Department of Public Health has prepared a fact sheet on the impact of tobacco marketing, advertising, and promotions