cancer causing agent in cigarettes Carcinogenic mechanisms of smoking lung cancer. Abbreviations: PAHs, Cigarettes cause lung cancer

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Ying-Ying Meng, co-author of the brief and co-director of the Chronic Disease Program at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said vaping is especially dangerous for those under 25 years old as it can harm brain development and lead to several chronic diseases

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The impact of vaping creates a cycle thats hard to break: You feel stressed and vape for relief Nicotine provides a brief calming effect Within hours, withdrawal symptoms begin (which feel exactly like anxiety) You vape again to ease what feels like stress The cycle repeats, and your baseline anxiety increases This is why vaping as a coping mechanism for stress backfires