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With an unopened cigarette pack, the tobaccos natural oils and flavors are a little safer, protected from the air and light that can make things go south

Health agencies also stress that flavoured and menthol cigarettes are at least as harmful as regular cigarettes, even if they feel smoother or lighter to the throat

Numerous public health groups have acknowledged e-cigarettes to be significantly less harmful than combustible cigarettes including Public Health England, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the American Cancer Society

In a Facebook post on Monday, Singapore Customs said that plainclothes officers were out in the Central Business District to look for smokers with contraband cigarettes