Data compiled by the Department of Defense indicates smokeless tobacco is used by approximately one-fifth of 18- to 24-year-old military males which is twice the national average despite that fact that chewing tobacco is not a safe alternative to smoking
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The process by which vapor is produced doesnt create tar, thereby eliminating the issue entirely in this regard
