There are conflicting reports on whether aspartame (the artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke) actually poses risks for cancer, but some scientists think it may be addictive
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The growth this industry had in the past is nowhere near the growth of the past few years because of products like vapes
Nationally, the rate was 32.7%.2 In 2019, 5.7% of high school students in Oklahoma used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days
Along with the extremely addictive nature of nicotine and its intersection with mental health, youth use of nicotine can impair brain development, increase heart rate and blood pressure, and is associated with reproductive health impacts [9, 10, 11] While the health impacts of long-term nicotine exposure (without being paired with combustible tobacco) continues to be studied, it is important to note that acute symptoms of nicotine sickness can occur when consuming high nicotine levels, which include intense vomiting, nausea, headache, shallow breathing, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and dizziness and tremors
"It is long past due for California to update our approach to tobacco," said Steven Larson, president of the California Medical Association