In 2013, researchers traveled to 14 LMICs that represent countries with the greatest number of smokers and purchased one of every unique cigarette pack from 36 vendors in low, middle, and high socioeconomic areas of three major metropolitan cities (5 in China)
E-cig users not only had the same immune gene changes, but they also showed suppression of additional immune genes, suggesting that the flavor compounds could suppress immune function more broadly than cigarettes
Some e-cigarettes are shaped like a flash drive and can be hidden by young adults and school-aged children
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Parshley said the proposal is not about penalizing those who smoke, but is intended to ensure the state can help those impacted by smoking
Electronic cigarettes are about the same size as the real thing, but are battery-powered to deliver nicotine in a vapor rather than tobacco smoke