Few young people realise or accept that their casual experimentation will typically lead to daily smoking, driven by their growing dependence on nicotine
When you're trying to understand how many puffs of a 20mg vape equals a cigarette, it's crucial to consider nicotine concentration and absorption rates
Yes and the link is strong and proven
In Brazil, the National Association of Retailers (ANL) reported that in 2024, over 65% of cigarette lighter sales occurred in convenience stores, especially in neighborhoods with high smoking prevalence
Smoking and autoimmune thyroid disease: the plot thickens eje.org/content/154/6/777.full Smoking appears to help with Hashimotos hypothyroidism, but not Graves hyperthyroidism
Similar modelling from the the UK DHSC "forecasts that this measure [under various scenarios and in conjunction with other proposed interventions] could further reduce smoking rates in England among 14 to 30 year olds such that, within 3 to 10 years of implementation, they could be half of current rates and close to 0% as early as 2040." This modelling is provisional and will only be published in the upcoming Impact Assessment - so is not possible to scrutinise at this point
