(A report earlier this month by the Centres for Disease and Control found that use of e-cigarettes among teenagers doubled between 2011 and 2012, with about 1.78 million students having tried them, among whom 160,000 had never used conventional cigarettes.) Finally, people who would never smoke a regular cigarette might take up the habit if they think that electronic cigarettes are safe, says Odum
Raising the minimum age from 19 to 21 helps protect young people from the deadly effects of tobacco use
These compact battery-powered devices have a removable pod on top, which serves both as the e-liquid reservoir and the mouthpiece
Andy Leggett, deputy director of alcohol and tobacco policy, said despite the seizure of more than 20bn cigarettes, and more than 3,300 prosecutions, organised gangs still regarded view the amounts lost in Customs raids to be little more that "a cost of doing business"