The Last 12 Weeks. A five-part series on a deadline
"If you think Marlboros are bad because they're addictive, then this is like a Marlboro on steroids," said Pankow, who has long studied the chemistry of nicotine and tobacco smoke
Although nicotine is an addictive, most of the severe health effects of smokeless tobacco use come from other chemicals1
This study sought to purposefully recruit for in-depth interviews people in the general population (not accessing specialist smoking cessation services) who attempted to quit smoking using an e-cigarette, specifically exploring how reported patterns and trajectories of use over time may or may not support long-term smoking abstinence
Divya Malik, nutritionist, Apollo Spectra, Delhi, mentions that the underlying health risk is due to the artificial sweetener aspartame, which has been linked to various potential side effects, including weight gain, increased cravings for sweetness, metabolic syndrome, and negative impacts on the gut