SRITA collects marketing materials from tobacco companies and produces research on the industry's promotional activities
To address this issue, regulators and lawmakers have employed various tactics to deter young people from using vapor products, with the most common being the enforcement of minimum age requirements for purchasing these items
Studies in Europe and North America suggest that e-cigarette use in adolescent non-smokers may be a gateway drug associated with future uptake of tobacco cigarette smoking, marijuana use, and the use of other tobacco products like hookahs, cigars, and pipes
"When I get out, I just want to chill out a little bit," he explains
His battles highlight rising competition in a market that's skyrocketed to $2 billion in global sales, according to research firm Euromonitor International