Today, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports these new devices, known as e-cigarettes, are the most popular tobacco product used by middle and high school students
And research has found that a majority of smoking parents do so when their kids are with them
American Indians and African-Americans have the highest percentage of smokers at 32.8% and 19.1%, respectively, followed by Whites at 17.4%, Hispanics at 14.1%, and Asian/Pacific Islanders at 8.1%
Peter Selby, head of the Nicotine Dependence Clinic at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said the warnings on each cigarette could start more conversations about the harms of a "public health nuisance" that is particularly dangerous for young smokers, adding their brains are not fully developed until at least age 25
Together, these standards and chemical-safety commitments reflect our focus on materials that are safer against skin and made with greater responsibility throughout the production process
