The majority of illicit fentanyl originates from China and finds its way into the United States through the US-Mexico border
It works for people who enjoy the ritual (hand-to-mouth motion, vapor, flavors) without wanting the dependence
Biting down hard can cause discomfort, shift the filling, or even crack itespecially if your mouth is still numb
We can add the Canadian menthol ban to the long list of effective policies, such as graphic warnings and plain packaging, whose evaluation disproved the scare tactics by industryshowing that illicit trade did not, in fact, increase. A 2022 study that combined the ITC project data with data from a comparable Ontario evaluation study showed that the Canadian menthol ban led to an increase of 7.3 percent in quitting among menthol smokers above that of nonmenthol smokers
In the USA, the assessment framework is required to acknowledge reduced/modified risks, if manufacturers can support their claims
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 165(4), 326-31