And with those minimal smoking rates, we should hope to see even bigger gains in heart disease and smoking-related cancers
As a digestible, attention-grabbing stat, it circulates in the media, and is repeated again and again
A similar situation exists in the salt industry, with foodstuffs produced by government-controlled companies regularly found to have salt contents three to four times above the government's own guidelines
While vaping is widely considered less harmful than smoking because it eliminates combustion and its resulting toxins (tar, carbon monoxide), it is not harmless
The numbers become helpful when making decisions about buying cigarette packages at any size, from a standard pack up to a half pack and a carton.
Look for purifiers advertising carbon filters measured in pounds, not millimeters