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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.
Teen vaping is a problem that should be addressed, but taking kids out of their normal classes could cause unintended harm. It’s a classic case of sloppy legislating with unintended consequences.
The disposable vapes sold in the UK last year used enough copper and lithium to manufacture 370,000 at-home electric vehicle chargers and more than 2,500 EV batteries, respectively. [2] The lithium found in vape batteries must also be mined from brine or hard rock. This can lead to water shortages and soil degradation and erosion. [4]
The word "vaping" is not technically accurate when applied to e-cigarettes. [256] The aerosol is made-up of liquid sub-micron particles of condensed vapor; thus, the users of these devices are rather "aerosolizing." [256] This aerosol that is produces looks like cigarette smoke to some extent. [134]
Though e-cigarette use rates appear stable, more than 60 percent of students who use them say they are vaping nicotine- and drug-free liquid. Most teen e-cigarette users don't vape nicotine Skip ...
Teenagers may not admit to using e-cigarettes, but use, for instance, a hookah pen. [93] As a result, self-reporting may be lower in surveys. [93] More recent studies show a trend of an increasing proportion of young people who use e-cigarettes. In 2018, 20% of high school students were using e-cigarettes.
A 2016 Surgeon General of the United States report stated that the exposure to nicotine from e-cigarette vaping is not negligible and is higher than in non-smoking environments. [62] Vaping generates more surrounding air levels of particulate matter and nicotine in indoor areas than background air levels. [76]
Electronic cigarettes are marketed to smoking and non-smoking men, women, and children as being safer than cigarettes. [1] In the 2010s, large tobacco businesses accelerated their marketing spending on vape products, [2] [3] similar to the strategies traditional cigarette companies used in the 1950s and 1960s.