In a New York Times op-ed published in June 2024, he declared that it is time to require a surgeon generals warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. This is just the latest volley in the surgeon generals fight against the youth mental health crisis, which he has called the defining public health issue of our time. By proposing a surgeon generals warning label akin to those on tobacco products, Murthy is implying parallels between Big Tech and Big Tobacco
You cannot dip or sniff just nicotine isolate, and you cannot fill a pouch with just nicotine isolate. Justices also pointed out that the comptrollers office under former Comptroller Glenn Hegar previously determined e-cigarettes don't contain tobacco and therefore arent taxable as tobacco products
Your lungs are not meant to take in hot, noxious gases, so smoking cannabis, even on its own, is not good for your lungs
In addition to an increased risk for pretty much every type of cancer, smoking also increases your risk of stroke, heart disease, osteoporosis, vision problems, and diabetes