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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
E-Cigarettes: A Better Way to Quit Smoking, Heartland Institute Panel Says
by Nancy Thorner April 29, 2016Cigarette smoking has become significantly less popular in the U.S. over the past decade, it still remains a public-health scourge. Smoking accounts for more than 480,000 deaths every year in this country, or about one of every five death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while an additional 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. Clearly more needs to be done to get Americans to quit smoking.
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FeaturedTobacco
It’s Too Early to Prove Absolute Safety, But Smokers Shouldn’t Wait to Vape
by Brad Rodu February 2, 2016Tobacco opponents say that we’ve had too little experience with e-cigarettes to know whether they are safe. While it is true that we don’t yet know the health consequences of long-term use, that should not discourage smokers from switching.