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With respect to marijuana, 38 percent said that it is very or somewhat unsafe. People were far more likely to regard as unsafe cigarettes (84 percent), alcohol (64 percent), prescription opioids (66 percent), non-prescription opioids (75 percent) and vapes (76 percent)

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Tobacco companies know and understand that the youth can be enticed through advertisements and seeing how cool it is to use their products, Vonetta Dudley, the director of NYC Smoke-Free, told The Post in an email, adding that marketing cigarettes as trendy could lead young people to think that they are safe to use

Initially, it served the purpose of a harm reduction tool for individuals who were unable or unwilling to quit nicotine use altogether