Cig-a-likes look similar to combustible cigarettes.[7] In addition to nicotine, propylene glycol, and vegetable glycerin, e-liquids contain benzyl alcohol, terpenes, pyrazines, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, and toluene.[8] The inhalational safety of these compounds is unknown.[9] The presence of diacetyl in e-liquids is a concern because it is a known pulmonary toxin and has a propensity for causing bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as popcorn lung.[9] Of particular concern is the addition of vitamin E acetate in tetrahydrocannabinol-containing e-liquids purchased on the black market because it appears to be associated with the recent outbreak of acute e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).[10-12] Further research is necessary to better characterize the inhalational health risks of these compounds
Depending on the severity of the outbreak, there are convenient antiviral treatments available to control symptoms and speed up recovery time
Turning to the global financial crisis, Song said the turmoil didnt have much impact on tobacco sales but distributors (or dealers) from overseas had been exposed to foreign currency risk which had led to KT&G being hit financially as an exporting company
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