In addition to lung cancer, heart disease, and COPD, smoking also causes numerous other serious health conditions, including many types of cancer, premature birth, low birth weight, SIDS, respiratory illnesses, clogged arteries, reduced blood flow, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and vision conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts (Ref
One of the possible reasons was growth in prices accompanied by the growth in demand
Because they are thought of as a safe alternative to regular cigarettes due to the reduction of harmful secondhand smoke, e-cigarettes and the retailers selling them have become abundant
With this in mind, one would think that people would lay off cigarettes, especially pregnant women