"It was that that put me off more than anything, although I smoke a lot of weed." As Richards told PEOPLE in 2022, he used nicotine patches to quit, saying, "I don't miss it." And he saw the benefits once the band began tour rehearsals, explaining, "I realized that I had 10 times more wind." As for alcohol, he said he partakes in moderation, joking, "yeah, it's only a ton of heroin a day now." (Richards, who had well-documented struggles with the drug, quit heroin in 1978.) Richards explained that he decided to cut back on some of his vices because "I wasn't far from the end of the runway before I screamed for help." "You tend to slow down if you want to keep going," Richards said
E-cigarette startups have increased rapidly over the past decade with the number of companies hitting its peak in 2014 with a total of 24 new e-cigarette companies
This happens because it fundamentally starves your mouth of clear oxygen and at the same time coats the inside of your mouth along with chemicals and a scent that the majority of non-smokers will not find very enjoyable
While marketed as a potentially less harmful option, emerging research has raised concerns about the potential health risks associated with vaping
