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As of 2015, the long-term lung function effects of vaping were unknown. [136] [82]: 12 A 2014 study reported that limited evidence suggests that e-cigarettes produce less short-term effects on lung function than traditional cigarettes. [137] As of 2015 many e-liquid ingredients had not been examined in the lung. [107]
Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
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]
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.
Local advocates say vaping is especially dangerous to teens, while opioids are also a big threat. Here's how they try to help kids kick the habit. Vaping and opioids are a serious threat to teens.
Although some evidence indicates that e-cigarettes are less addictive than smoking, with slower nicotine absorption rates, [13] [14] long-term e-cigarette safety remains uncertain. [15] [16] One issue is the need to separate the effects of vaping from the effects of smoking among users who both vape and smoke. [note 4] [17]
The firsthand aerosol is harmful for many reasons: Most e-cigarettes (99%) contain nicotine (though many do not disclose it), which can harm the developing adolescent brain (that keeps developing ...
The CRAFFT [1] is a short clinical assessment tool designed to screen for substance-related risks and problems in adolescents. CRAFFT stands for the key words of the 6 items in the second section of the assessment - Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble. As of 2020, updated versions of the CRAFFT known as the "CRAFFT 2.1" and "CRAFFT 2.1 ...