Tobacco Use Insights, 13
Plunging a toilet is definitely a hassle
With the unregulated, untested, and unknown nature of the vape industry, we knew the research into the chemicals and toxicity of e-liquids would uncover strong findings, but we never expected such alarming results, said Mark Brooke, chief executive officer at Lung Foundation Australia
However, ingredients, including ammonia and ammonia-forming compounds added to the tobacco or ammonia in the mainstream smoke in the Marlboro Lights King Size cigarette, did not increase the relative nicotine transfer or the pH of aqueous extracts of MS smoke. Tobacco pH and smoke pH had no scientific or practical value for the cigarettes in this study.
The counterargument for this may lie in the time setting of the story
In the United States, nearly 1 in 4 deaths from heart disease is directly linked to smoking and excessive alcohol use (CDC, 2023)