E-cigarette sales tripled between 2012 and 2013 rising from $500 million to over $1.5 billion and are expected to soon exceed the sales of traditional cigarettes, motivating giant tobacco and other non-cigarette companies to market this product
Although some of the damage caused by smoking may be irreversible, quitting smoking can still have significant health benefits
Tobacco use early in life leads to worse obesity-related characteristics (e.g., higher body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio) later in life
New Hampshire has gained the most with an extra $955 million in revenue, followed by Indiana ($787 million), Virginia ($511 million), and Delaware ($356 million)
This effect is sometimes referred to as "smokers face", a recognised clinical condition.5
It can also result in stained teeth, reduced taste sensation and halitosis