The pain, of course, is in the way we have seen ourselves and the people we love wither from the addiction - an addiction that feels so soft, so regular, as if they are becoming smoke themselves
Public health experts discourage non-smokers and youth from starting to vape due to concerns about nicotine dependence and potential long-term harm
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the four major cigarette manufacturers sold 800 million more cigarettes in the United States in 2020 than the previous year, or 203.7 billion units.[1]Chewing tobacco sales also increased slightly, while e-cigarette sales, measured by other sources, declined for the first time
It tells a story about a generation of people without a clear purpose, without hope, raised with false expectations, and repressed by ever-tightening social norms