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Researchers at New York University say that due to the frequency of puffing and depth of inhalation e-cigarette smokers absorb higher levels of harmful chemicals than those who smoke traditional cigarettes

The battery is wrapped around foil-like paper and dissolves into powder when opened to the air

This is concerning as the goal of these bans is to attempt to curb smoking and reduce the number of new smokers. The simple replacement of menthol with another cooling agent that lacks a characterizing odor threatens to derail the existing local and proposed federal menthol bans

Although Cristopher Columbus brought with him a few tobacco leaves and seeds back to Europe, most Europeans didn't get their first taste of the plant until the mid-16th century, when adventurers and diplomats like France's Jean Nicot for whom nicotine is named began to popularize its use