The challenge however, is that many policy makers arent necessarily experts in tobacco control, and do not have the time to read extensively on the subject
Both types of products are marketed as tobacco-free because they dont contain any tobacco leaf, but they both contain nicotine, which, regardless of its source, we know can be harmful to young peoples brain development
Nicotinell, the popular NRT brand, state that an average cigarette has between 8 and 20 milligrams of nicotine
What we know now is that reasons for smoking may be sown into the smoker's genetic code early on and that only more research will begin to delineate the mechanisms responsible for nicotine dependence and other characteristics of the smoking habit
The long-term evidence points one way: smoking is more harmful than vaping
Were seeing flat to slightly positive sales in terms of dollars in the category, and our data shows were taking share from our competitors," he said