Adult Smoking Rate in US Is Falling Fast: Report

[5150sick]

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/n...king-rate-in-US-Falling-report-380608081.html


"The increased marketing of electronic cigarettes and their growing popularity has also likely played a role. But it is not yet clear whether this will help further propel the decline in smoking, or contribute to an increase in smoking in years to come.

E-cigarettes heat liquid nicotine into a vapor, delivering the chemical that smokers crave without the harmful by-products generated from burning tobacco."


I'm afraid that this is as close to an admission that vaping has dropped the smoking rate as we are going to get - 5150

 

[KDodds]

You know what always gets me? The "leading cause of preventable illness". It's not, and has not been, for decades. Obesity is the leading cause of preventable illness.

 

[5150sick]

You know what always gets me? The "leading cause of preventable illness". It's not, and has not been, for decades. Obesity is the leading cause of preventable illness.

and what happens when people quit smoking cold turkey?

they gain weight.

then big pharma can treat their illness for life just like a smoker.

 

[Rossum]

and what happens when people quit smoking cold turkey?

they gain weight.

then big pharma can treat their illness for life just like a smoker.

I think BP has yet to invent a weight control drug that's as safe and effective as nicotine.