Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels
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Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a cigarette, according to an expert consensus report published in the European Heart Journal. The report brings together the results of the entire literature in the field and is the first to consider the harms of all nicotine products, rather than smoking only. The authors of the report are calling for urgent action to curb the growing number of adolescents and young people becoming addicted to nicotine, particularly a ban on flavours and social media and influencer advertising, and effective taxation and regulation across all nicotine products.
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