Contrary to popular claims, e-cigarettes are not perfectly "safe"the CDC notes that they can still contain "heavy metals like lead, volatile organic compounds, and cancer-causing agents." Even pure propylene glycol and nicotine can have adverse effects: adolescent nicotine use can harm brain development, and nicotine is toxic to children still in the womb
But what about influencing young people
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"I think in a lot of countries, there are a lot of challenges coming at governments at the same time and I get that and I'm actually very empathetic to it," he said
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In the past decade, there has also been a growing discussion on capping the nicotine in cigarettes to a non-addicting level: 0.4 mg/g or less, a 95% reduction compared to the 10-15 mg/g found in most cigarettes