in both the health problems connected to combustible cigarettes and the addictive properties of nicotine, especially in young people
Most of them below the age of 18 , these first-time cigarette smokers are more likely to die prematurely than non-smokers

13, 2019, on the day New York's smoking age went from 18 to 21.Maggie Gilroy, Press & Sun-BulletinSmokin' Joe's Tobacco Shop is located on the New York border in Friendsville, Pennsylvania.Maggie Gilroy, Press & Sun-BulletinA sign at the Pennsylvania border shows how close a smoke shop is located to New York in Friendsville, PA.Maggie Gilroy, Press & Sun-BulletinSales clerk Jimmy Canzoneri stocks the shelves at Smokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls on November 12, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalIn compliance with law, Smokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls posts a sign indicating that customers have to be 21 years old or older to buy tobacco or vape products starting on November 13, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalSmokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls on November 12, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalIn compliance with law, Smokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls posts a sign indicating that customers have to be 21 years old or older to buy tobacco or vape products starting on November 13, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalInside Smokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls on November 12, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalIn compliance with law, Smokes 4 Less smoke shop in the village of Wappingers Falls posts a sign indicating that customers have to be 21 years old or older to buy tobacco or vape products starting on November 13, 2019.Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie JournalFeatured Weekly Ad

I'm still not sure what the real reason for this was - I've heard a variety of explanations
A liter of liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit which contains 50 percent by volume of ethyl alcohol having a specific gravity of 0.7939 at 60 degrees Fahrenheit referred to water at 60 degrees Fahrenheit as unity or the alcoholic equivalent thereof