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While anti-tobacco watchdogs applaud the drop in teen vaping, they still fret about kids who frequently use these devices. Among teens who vape, 42% of high school users and 27% of middle school ...
The products on the market today are advertising as much as 15,000 puffs. “That matters because unlike cigarettes, when vaping, there’s no stop signal,” Levy said. “It’s like popcorn.
Vaping has slightly declined among teens. The use of e-cigarettes among high schoolers decreased from 14.1% to 10% from 2022 to 2023, the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey found.
The long-term health consequences from vaping is likely greater than nicotine replacement products. [83] They may produce fewer adverse effects compared to tobacco products. [84] They may cause long-term and short-term adverse effects, including airway resistance, irritation of the airways, eyes redness, and dry throat. [85]
The health effects of long-term nicotine use is unknown. [18] It may be decades before the long-term health effects of nicotine e-cigarette aerosol inhalation is known. [19] Short-term nicotine use excites the autonomic ganglia nerves and autonomic nerves, but chronic use seems to induce negative effects on endothelial cells. [20]
[13] [14] Scientists do not know how harmful e-cigarettes are over the long-term [15] [16] because it is hard to separate the effects of vaping from the effects of smoking when so many people both vape and smoke. [note 4] [17] E-cigarettes have not been used widely enough or for long enough to be sure. [18] [19] [20]
Yet, teen vaping rates appeared to fall by about 40% in 2020, as many were going to school remotely, according to a 2021 CDC survey, which was conducted online for the first time.
The UK National Health Service concluded in November 2014, "While e-cigarettes may be safer than conventional cigarettes, we don’t yet know the long-term effects of vaping on the body. There are clinical trials in progress to test the quality, safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes, but until these are complete, the government can’t give ...