Long-term use of e-cigarettes can lead to airway failure, decreased lung function, and COPD progression through induced oxidation, rapid reaction, and cell death, while increasing the risk of acute incontinence
Meanwhile, the food industry is fighting for its reputation with a new seven-figure ad campaign from the trade group Consumer Brands Association that emphasizes the manufacturing jobs it creates and the benefits of everyday essentials that are convenient, affordable, and above all, safe. One of the biggest recent developments was the city of San Franciscos groundbreaking lawsuit against 10 ultra-processed food manufacturers, filed late last year
By regulating safer alternatives as harshly as cigarettes, it would be a gift to the tobacco industry and a disaster for public health. CASA is calling on the Senate to reject these counterproductive provisions and instead adopt a science-led, harm reduction approach that supports smokers in their efforts to quit, not punishes them for trying
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