Our results are in line with an emerging literature that shows adolescence may be a unique window of vulnerability for addictions development
Cigarettes taste harsh, so to entice new, young, lifetime customers, they lure kids in with flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes with names like cotton candy and gummy bear
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1580316 Received 11 April 2025 Accepted 08 July 2025 Published 25 July 2025 Volume 13 - 2025 Edited by Xin Li, Sichuan University, China Reviewed by Sudipta Dutta, Texas A&M University, United States Chih-Fu Wei, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Taiwan Esra Ersoy Omeroglu, Ege University, Trkiye Updates Copyright 2025 Ga, Fuek, rawik, Porba, Pawlas and Pawlas
Defining heavy smoking can vary, but it's typically categorized by the number of cigarettes smoked daily: Levels of Smoking: Light Smoking: Typically smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes a day