First-time tobacco users lured by flavorings, report says

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

A majority of adolescents who are puffing, vaping or chewing a tobacco product for the first time prefer one with flavor, suggesting that fruity, tangy, spicy or minty flavorings add a powerful allure to the uninitiated. In a nationwide survey of U.S. children aged 12 to 17, the Food and Drug Administration's...

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