are cigarettes the leading cause of death Australia's biggest killer: smoking causes 66 deaths every day and 24,000 a year Leading Causes of Death -

reported using e-cigarettes, highlighting the shift from traditional smoking to vaping among youth

"Smoking even a small number of cigarettes per day has substantial negative health effects and [the study provides] further evidence that smoking cessation benefits all smokers, regardless of how few cigarettes they smoke." NBC News reports that smoking is the top cause of preventable death in the United States, and that it kills nearly half a million Americans every year, while it claims more than 6 million lives a year worldwide

Sugary vaping flavors bypass this argument and lead some parents to worry these products are a gateway to tobacco use even though selling to minors is illegal

Cigarette smuggling is a key part of the industry A number of studies have found multinational producers complicit in cigarette smuggling, which they see as a way to secure long-term market share