The Needham pediatrician Alan Stern, who first proposed raising the age of purchase, tells me that they had no specific evidence the policy would work, but sometimes you make decisions because it seems like its the right thing to do
While these products do not contain tobacco, they contain nicotine, plant-based fibers, sweeteners, and flavorings
Given the approximate number of women in the UK aged 1675 is 23,809,000 [38], current average levels of alcohol intake could result in around 339,000 extra cancers
This harm-reduction hypothesis has been supported by studies of e-cigarette vapors, which have shown lower toxicant levels per puff compared to tobacco smoke.1 Long-term data on the harms from e-cigarette use are not currently available
But the survey may simply have measured effects over too short a duration