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The study further emphasized the decreased health risks caused by successfully quitting smoking, whatever your age: Former smokers who quit between ages 35 and 44 showed a 21% higher rate of death from any cause compared with never smokers. And those who quit between ages 45 and 54 showed a 47% higher all-cause mortality risk than never smokers

A recent focus group study in the UK revealed that certain users started waterpipe smoking because of fruity flavours and the introduction of new flavours.32 Absence of flavours would make it unlikely for a participant to initiate waterpipe smoking.32 33 Multiple reasons for waterpipe smokers to prefer fruity flavours are listed by Kowitt et al 33 such as: fruit flavor makes it like a candy or fruit flavor makes it less harmful

But they also surged in popularity among new, younger users