In interviews with VCU News, the researchers agreed that e-cigarettes pose varying degrees of cardiovascular and cancer risks
If lozenges are past their expiration date, their nicotine content may no longer match whats listed on the package
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Denise Kendal, a professor of sociomedical sciences for Columbia University and researcher for the study, tells Time that e-cigarettes, like tobacco cigarettes, are essentially nicotine-delivery devices, and that theyre a powerful facilitator for addiction to cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well In other words: nicotine could be a gateway drug to harder drugs
After a Hepatitis C diagnosis is confirmed, the patient should also be tested for HIV and Hepatitis B, since these diseases are transmitted the same way as HCV