Journal of the American Medical Association, 1950
Although sometimes described as "exotic" or "alternative," they retain the same set of health dangers as tobacco use, such as dependence and lung injury
The use of cigarettes is largely well known: Individuals will take a cigarette and light up one end of it
Decades of research have thoroughly documented the health problems that result from inhaling tobacco smoke more than a dozen different types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other respiratory diseases, among others
Smoking is a risk factor for several painful conditions
The filters are often firm and high-density, preventing the tobacco from becoming soggy or losing its shape near the end of the session