Its clear that tobacco damages the environment throughout its life cycle, from crop to post-consumer waste, contributing to deforestation, desertification, greenhouse emissions and plastic contamination
Measures such as, mandating tobacco products to carry health warnings that cover 50% of the packaging products and ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, have not yet been implemented 10
In 2020, the journal Preventing Chronic Disease published a review of the manufacturer-reported nicotine yields of cigarettes sold in the United States from 2013 to 2016 and found that their nicotine content as measured by smoking machines ranged from 0.10 to 3.00 mg per cigarette
However, recent research suggests that e-cigarettes are more effective for smoking cessation than nicotine-replacement therapy, when both products are accompanied by behavioral support 10
He has also been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post and New American Paintings