Eating can also become a stand-in for coping with stressful stimuli and other negative emotions in the absence of tobacco
In addition to increasing patients health risks, hypertension contributes to the rising cost of medical care, leading to limited economic activity and ultimately impeding economic prosperity
"For years the public health community has just assumed that the smoke from cigarettes is all bad," says Scott Ballin, director for the Alliance for Health, Economic & Agriculture Development in Washington, D.C., which is funded by economic development groups in tobacco-growing states and has been critical of the settlement
Thailands government is being urged not to legalize e-cigarettes, citing the example of the Philippines, where it has led to increased smoking, a rise in the illegal tobacco trade, and reduced tax revenues
However, it is important to keep in mind that this study was performed in mice and that these effects will need to be confirmed in human e-cigarette users