The topic kind of blew up online after @Baileymoon15 posted on X, "i pulled out my pack of cigs i got in europe and the girl next to me at the bar screamed." A BUNCH of people agreed with the sentiment
Potential health impacts Charlene Zorn spoke at the news conference about the death of her 15-year-old stepson, Solomon Wynn
Long-term success: Average Research suggests long-term NRT use doesnt increase your nicotine intake, and its a safe and effective way to keep you away from cigarettes
As one review stated, Nicotine is the addictive chemical in tobacco smoke, but its involvement in smoking-related harm (outside pregnancy) is very small, if any, compared to cigarette smoking. Another systematic review pointed out that nicotine can have a variety of potential health effects, from raising ones cardiovascular risk to causing birth defects in pregnant women
The authors attribute this unconcerned attitude to the assumption shared by many light smokers (up to 35 percent in the US) that having five or fewer cigarettes a day is not very harmful to ones health