Sentences with phrase «tobacco cigarettes among»

But the perception that e-cigarettes are actually less harmful than tobacco cigarettes among current smokers decreased slightly, from 84 to 65 percent, indicating perhaps that skepticism and / or concerns are starting to develop.

«Our findings suggest that clinicians who treat e-cigarette users should counsel them both about their potential for harm and about the high risk of transitioning to tobacco cigarettes among initial nonsmokers.»

Not exact matches

First, in 2009 there was an increase in federal tobacco tax.35 The national cigarette tax increased by 158 %, resulting in an immediate reduction in cigarette uptake among US adolescents.35 In our study we found a small but statistically significant increase in quit attempts among US adults, from 39.9 % in 2006 - 07 to 41.4 % in 2010 - 11 (fig 2, top panel).

NEW CASTLE — The Town of New Castle might make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products, including vape pens, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, among others.

Among their concerns: e-cigs might lure former smokers back to conventional cigarettes, expose users and bystanders alike to unidentified dangers, or become a gateway for teens who might subsequently experiment with tobacco products and other drugs.

Kentucky also brings up the rear among youth in grades 9 - 12 who use tobacco; according to 2011 CDC data, about 24 - percent of high school students smoke cigarettes.

DANGERS OF VAPING E-cigarettes have surpassed cigarettes as the most commonly used tobacco product among teenagers.

«Preventing youth from initiating tobacco use and becoming nicotine dependence requires taking an upstream approach — that's why understanding the factors that influence intention to use cigarettes among youth who have never smoked cigarettes is critical in preventing the onset of tobacco use,» Dube said.

The primary reasons these teens admitted to using e-cigarettes were expeditious consumption and easy concealment, high social approval among peers, beliefs that e-cigarettes are healthier as well as more aesthetically pleasing compared to tobacco cigarettes, and a safe high.

Utilizing census counts, national health and tobacco use surveys, and published literature, Soneji's team calculated the expected years of life gained or lost from the impact of e-cigarette use on smoking cessation among current smokers, and transition to long - term cigarette smoking among never - smokers.

«The high prevalence of cigarette smoking among vulnerable populations is one of the most pressing challenges facing the tobacco control community,» write the authors.

«To describe electronic cigarette use as «a new drug use option» and part of «at - risk teenagers» substance using repertoires» is unnecessarily alarmist, given the evidence that regular use among never smokers is negligible, the lack of evidence that electronic cigarette use acts as a gateway to tobacco use, and the likely low level of harm associated with electronic cigarette use.»

The company's products would be familiar to any normal citizen who has spent time in a corner store — cigarettes, tobacco products, candy, groceries, paper products, and frozen foods, among others.

In what may be among the most damning comparisons, Revkin reported that «some environmentalists have compared the tactic to that once used by tobacco companies, which for decades insisted that the science linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer was uncertain.»