Its possible that people dont really care whether it says causes versus contributes to versus may contribute to. But the study found that it really does actually matter, and is likely to change the impact of the warnings. The findings The researchers found 76% of participants selected the warning that used the strongest language (causes) as the one that most discouraged potential use
Youve likely sung along to Addison Rae s recent single Headphones On and its standout lyric: Guess I gotta accept the pain / Need a cigarette to make me feel better. Or Lorde proclaiming, This is the best cigarette of my life, in her anthem What Was That. If pop music isnt your jam, maybe you noticed Dakota Johnson as chic matchmaker Lucy with a cig in her hand for most of Materialists when it was released in June, or Ayo Edebiri s Syd on The Bear trying to take up smoking after watching her coworkers light up for the past four seasons
Additional resources: In the 1920s, a series of unsolved murders in Osage County, Oklahoma, struck fear across the nation
E-cigarettes need to be tested for safety under realistic conditions
The best way to reduce and completely eliminate the risk to your health is by quitting smoking altogether and not substituting one bad habit with another
