E-cigarettes and vapes are not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. These products contain nicotine. According to the American Heart Association nicotine is a toxic chemical that raises blood pressure by narrowing blood vessels causing the heart to beat harder and faster. Hypertension, also known as high […]
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition (MTFC) said e-cigarettes and vapes are not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. These products contain nicotine. According to the American Heart Association, nicotine is a toxic chemical that raises blood pressure by narrowing blood vessels causing the heart to beat harder and faster. Hypertension, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Mississippi and the state health department is encouraging smokers to discard their cigarettes to greatly improve their chances of avoiding the medical condition. Smoking greatly elevates one’s chances of becoming a victim of heart disease. A study from Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Smokers have a much higher likelihood of developing diabetes, one Mississippi expert reports. According to Amy Winter, Director of the Office of Tobacco Control at the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), smokers are 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop type two diabetes than their non-smoker counterparts. Smoking.