New Study Highlights Potential Health Risks New study links e-cigarette use to higher risk of lung disease and possibly high blood pressure, highlighting the need for long-term health research
Recommended reading Washington Post , FDA weighs ban on menthol cigarettes which disproportionally addict and kill Black Americans Although Black Americans smoke less than White Americans in general, Black men have the highest rates of lung cancer in the United States. Princeton Weekly , Keith Wailoo reveals Big Tobaccos exploitation of Black Americans I remember the signature waterfall imagery, the smooth-looking Black men and women, and the carefree Black groups featured in the Newport ads. Salon , How Big Tobacco made menthol racial The industry has been successful at cultivating the idea that thats not a byproduct of exploitation or targeted marketing or illegitimate shaping of preferences
After removal, it can be cut off, compressed into polythene bin bags, and disposed of through local recycling agents, as long as its not contaminated
However, the leading Muslim cleric in the Palestinian territories, Mufti Mohammed Hussein, says smoking, while reprehensible, is not haram
