HOW IS THE EFFORT GOING TO QUIT SMOKING? THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME NEW MEXICANS WHO CHOSE LAST WEEK TO QUIT SMOKING, OR AT LEAST TO TRY TO QUIT, AS IT WAS THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT LAST THURSDAY.
BENJAMIN JACQUEZ IS WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. HE SAYS THE STATE IS SEEING A VERY RAPID GROWTH IN THE AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, OR E-CIGS. HE SAYS THE VAPE SHOPS AND SMOKE SHOPS THAT ARE TAKING THIS ON ARE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE.
BUT JACQUEZ SAYS E-CIGS REMAIN A TOBACCO PRODUCT AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A VIABLE WAY TO QUIT SMOKING. HE SAYS TOO LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT WHAT IS IN E-CIGS AND WHAT EFFECT THEY CAN HAVE ON THE BODY.
