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This is because vapes do not produce tar or carbon monoxide - two of the most damaging elements in tobacco smoke

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Menthol cigarettes alone are responsible for over 10.1 million new smokers and 378,000 premature deaths over the 38-year period from 1980 to 2018, according to a February 2021 study published in Tobacco Control

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