Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

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    1 year ago

    Probably just an American. It’s not cool to smoke here any more it’s cool to rip a fat vape. The amount of smokers has gone down but the amount of nicotine users is probably relatively unchanged.

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      Smoking went into decline long before vaping started to really take off in the US.

      I dunno about Germany, if that’s what you meant.

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        1 year ago

        You’re not wrong but the decline sharply excellerated after vaping took off. All the information is public.

        I don’t smoke or vape for the record I Just believe in harm reduction for those who use drugs.