Earlier this week, TikTok user @reallyrachelreno posted: "Overheard someone call Diet Coke a 'fridge cigarette' and nothing's been more true to me since." The video, which has since been viewed 3.5 million times, shows her cracking open a cold one in the sun
Meanwhile, THC in weed also influences dopamine, though it might heighten it briefly before leveling out
And on Monday, Pediatrics published a study blaming flavors like gummy bear and bubble gum for making e-cigarettes seem appealing and less dangerous to kids in middle school and high school across the country
comparing the acute impact of tobacco versus e-cigarettes with equivalent nicotine content, found that within 5 min of smoking or vaping, both tobacco smokers and healthy individuals exhibited a statistically significant increase in sCD40L, sP-selectin, and platelet aggregation levels in a single-blind crossover trial (40)
One example is a The authors suggest that vaping may cause mucosal injury, oxidative stress, and DNA damage
Plain packaging, however, is not yet part of that conversation