Cigarettes contain many chemicals including nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, lead, arsenic, ammonia, radioactive elements, benzene, carbon monoxide, tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
The result from the Lakeville study is clear: By allowing the sale and use of snus, vapes and nicotine pouches, the proportion of non-smoking nicotine users has increased in both Sweden and Norway at the expense of smoking
"I can picture myself telling certain friends I have, and their response is most likely to be, 'Well, you've got to die of something,' so it's a difficult space," she said
It's based on personal experiences from ex-smokers as well as the latest scientific research from the experts at Mayo Clinic