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One woman is shown in a 1993 print advertisement for a cigarette company, the other in an e-cigarette ad from 2015

Introduction E-cigarette was initially provided as an alternative to regular cigarettes, it was introduced in the market since 2007, there was much talk about it as a safe alternative to regular cigarettes because E-cigarette contains a small percentage of nicotine that exists in cigarette as well as being free of nearly 4,000 toxic and carcinogen substances which can be found in regular cigarette

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This myth is particularly dangerous not only because it undermines the effects of cigarette smoking but also because mentholated cigarettes have been found to be more dangerous than nonflavored cigarettes and perpetuate nicotine addiction