For the study, Ross and colleagues from SPH, the Uniformed Services University, and the University of Virginia utilized nationally representative survey data that revealed variations in tobacco use and product type based on military status, age, race, education level, and insurance status among more than 78,000 Veterans and civilians in the US from 2021 to 2023
In 2019, the CDC, FDA, state and local health departments and other public health agencies announced the investigation of an outbreak of lung illness related to the use of e-cigarettes, now referred to as EVALI or E-Cigarette / Vaping Associated Lung Injury
Both are significantly better alternatives to menthol cigarettes from an odor and residue perspective
The prices were also converted in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP) using the International Monetary Fund (IMF)s World Economic Outlook implied PPP conversion rates for 2022