The day I got my e-cigarette (four years ago) is the last day I smoked a cigarette, Jan Johnson, who used to be addicted to Marlboros, told USA Today
In April 2019, Attorney General James led a coalition of seven states in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take stronger action in addressing the scourge of e-cigarette use among youth by taking proposed measures such as strengthening guidance, beginning enforcement earlier, and banning online sales of e-cigarettes
The connection with the latter is particularly obvious: think of the proverbial postcoital cigarette, or of the ubiquity of cigarettes at singles bars
These factors are in stark contrast to other stocks such as ExxonMobil or General Motors (two companies that have been in the top five of the S&P 500 many times in the past), which have typically positive correlations with rates
Table 3 gives the scores and representative quotes from interview participants