E-Cigarettes are Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Shows

In a report that bucks the concerns raised by the FDA, a Boston University researcher concludes that electronic cigarettes are much safer than real cigarettes and show promise in the fight against tobacco-related diseases and death. Cigarette smokers are constantly being asked to stop. PrimeVapor reports that there is now a safer alternative to tobacco use. Dr. Micheal Siegel is an authority in the area of tobacco control, focusing on secondhand smoke health effects, exposure, and policies, cigarette advertising and marketing practices and their effects on youths, and evaluation of tobacco control policies and their impact on youth and adult smoking behavior.

Tobacco Price Rise Today

The price of tobacco goes up again today. It's the third in a series of hikes aimed at pricing people out of the smoking habit. The cost of a packet of Cosmos cigarettes 20 will go past $15 for some smokers, but the most popular brand will be $13.80 a pack. Quitline chief Paula Snowden says price hikes do encourage people to quit. She says 80 percent of smokers wish they hadn't started, and 70% would like to quit. Ms Snowden says most people want to stop because they're concerned about their health or their family, but price is the trigger.