Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

  • Roxxor@feddit.deEnglish
    43·
    1 year ago

    You are detached. Its still cool for many groups of adolescents, at least here in Germany. Can’t comprehend it, but it’s real.

    • arefx@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Probably just an American. It’s not cool to smoke here any more it’s cool to rip a fat vape. The amount of smokers has gone down but the amount of nicotine users is probably relatively unchanged.

      • tal@kbin.socialOP
        2·
        1 year ago

        Smoking went into decline long before vaping started to really take off in the US.

        I dunno about Germany, if that’s what you meant.

        • arefx@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You’re not wrong but the decline sharply excellerated after vaping took off. All the information is public.

          I don’t smoke or vape for the record I Just believe in harm reduction for those who use drugs.