The first Clipper lighter was manufactured in 1972, and now the global level of production is around 450 million units per year
Since 2014, e-cigarette use in Minnesota has increased by nearly 50 percent among high school students, and their use is now double the conventional cigarette use
Couple this with a survey suggesting that 63% of Juul users aged 15-24 were unaware that all Juul products contained nicotine, and you see how deep the problem goes
The distinct and unique advantage of e-cigarettes is that they allow individuals to utilize one device that can simultaneously address nicotine withdrawal, psychological factors, and behavioral cues that serve as barriers to smoking abstinence
The ban, from May, was to stop young people from using menthols, which many smokers mistakenly believed were less harmful