Light usually refers to the yield or the amount of nicotine and tar absorbed, rather than the total nicotine content
data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey on almost 40,000 participants, researchers found that less than 1% of those who first used e-cigarettes went on the become established cigarette smokers
The physical withdrawal, emotional cravings, and triggers add another level of complexity, as do changes in moods and metabolism
When they compared the relative risk between the groups, this study showed a risk 14% higher for smokers having chronic or recurrent rhinosinusitis, especially those who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day
"It's stress, it's a lack of education, they have children, they're single mums," says Ms Butler, relaying a typical encounter