Carrying proper labels (e.g
Active smokers had significantly lower odds of having ANA than nonsmokers in Period 2, as would be expected if CO is protective, but this evident reduction was weaker (and not significant) in Periods 1 and 3
Its not a coincidence that in Tobacco Nation, a collection of states where smoking rates exceed the national average and include Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia, cigarettes are also much cheaper: cigarette packs in these states are, on average, 19% cheaper ($5.69) than in the rest of the U.S
The findings of this study emphasise the urgent need to accurately communicate the reduced relative risk of e-cigarettes compared to continued cigarette smoking and clearly differentiate absolute and relative harms