Home » David Phillips: Cigarettes changing, but consequences for smokers remain the same as always David Phillips: Cigarettes changing, but consequences for smokers remain the same as always Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 3:49pm By: David Phillips Reflections from my Notebook Smoking rates in Minnesota have been declining for decades, but the tobacco industry keeps finding ways to entice people to use tobacco. One innovation is e-cigarettes, also known as e-vaporizers, which are battery-powered devices people use to inhale an aerosol that typically contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. The devices were originally marketed as a cleaner, safer alternative to ... [Read more]