For centuries, Indians have chewed betel leaves, or paan , regardless of caste or economic lines
Between 1537 and 1559, books published in Europe and Mexico commonly referred to the medicinal uses of tobacco among the indigenous populations of the New World, with eyewitness accounts of its therapeutic application in general bodily ills, catarrh, colds, and fevers, as an aid to digestion and in prevention of hunger and thirst, as a purgative and as a narcotic
But, for now, a lack of research confirming the precise health risks of e-cigarettes, as well as a lack of manufacturing regulation, concerns many public health experts
Currently, there are only two ways to safely dispose of e-cigarette cartridges: return to e-cigarette manufacturers and vendors for recycling or rinse under running water to remove nicotine residues, wrap in a scrap of biodegradable material, and discard as a plastic waste
"I have filed a bill that I have filed for several sessions, which is to raise the smoking limit from 18 to 21," said State Senator Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio)
