The younger someone started smoking in childhood, the greater their risk of continued smoking and the less likely they were to quit by their 40s
Zhang L, Curhan GC, Hu FB, Rimm EB, Forman JP
Senate Bill 793 would have prohibited retailers in California from selling flavored tobacco products, popular among teens, with exceptions made for hookah, some cigars and loose-leaf tobacco
also used to make things like anti-freeze, pain solvent, and artificial smoke in fog machines Carcinogens chemicals known to cause cancer, including acetaldehyde and formaldehyde Nicotine a highly addictive substance that negatively affects adolescent brain development Acrolein a herbicide primarily used to kill weeks, can cause irreversible lung damage Diacetyl a chemical linked to a lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans aka popcorn lung Diethylene glycol a toxic chemical used in antifreeze that is linked to lung disease High levels of nicotine can be absorbed through spills on the skin or by children swallowing the liquid Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, lead Cadmium a toxic metal found in traditional cigarettes that causes breathing problems and disease Benzene a volatile organic compound (VOC) found in car exhaust Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs Due to effective targeted marketing, non-smoking teens are drawn to e-cigarettes because of appealing, candy-like, sweet, menthol, mint, or fruit flavors
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