8 While e-cigarettes can generally be a lower-risk alternative for adults who smoke cigarettes, e-cigarette use is not risk-free
If you smoke, consider getting help to break the habit, but in the meantime, be aware of symptoms of serious smoking-related illnesses
First things first, set a quit date
Truth Initiative researchers found that IQOS may appeal to youth and young adults because of marketing that depicts the product as sophisticated, high-tech and aspirational and sleek, exclusive items akin to iPhones. The marketing of the product is particularly concerning because of the current youth e-cigarette epidemic, driven by JUUL
responses were used to identify people at risk for initiation (i.e., people who had never used the substance as of 12 months before the interview date) and to identify past year initiates (i.e., people who used the substance for the first time in the 12 months before the survey)
It also depends on whether you smoked it, chewed it, or inhaled it secondhand
