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Some of the reason for this will be variance between smokers, with some being much better at absorbing nicotine simply through the technique they use in smoking and inhaling

The New York Times wrote an editorial in 1995, saying cigarettes had "an appalling hold on American youth beyond anything which the public at large had dreamed of." The 1920s saw all but two states place age restrictions on sales, and at least 14 states had the minimum age set at 21, according to the TIME article

The damage builds over time, often without noticeable symptoms until significant damage has occurred

This is important because product characteristics other than sugar content can have a profound impact on the levels of exposure to smoke constituents upon product use