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To anyone but a teen (or the parent of one), the stories may seem shocking — but less so if you consider the statistics about who vapes: more than 2.55 million youth in the U.S., including at ...
E-cigarette use among middle and high school students dropped from 2.13 million students in 2023 to 1 ... Elf Bar makes fruit- and candy-flavored disposable vapes that are popular among teens ...
When the surgeon general, in 2018, declared teen vaping an epidemic, one in five high school students reported having used e-cigarettes. Usage was increasing faster than for any previous substance.
[1] Nicotine changes the way synapses are formed, which can harm the parts of the brain that control attention and learning. [6] Preclinical studies indicate that teens being exposed to nicotine interferes with the structural development of the brain, inducing lasting alterations in the brain's neural circuits. [98]
A study was conducted which concluded that a primary reason most vape users quit is due to health (75%), cost (45%), and to reduce risk of COVID-19 (24%). Methods most users used to quit vaping were by cutting (68%), getting advice from doctors (28%), quitting 'cold turkey' (24%), nicotine, or switching to E-cigarette with less nicotine (24%).
E-cigarette products have appeared in movies, talk shows, [10] and music videos. [11] Sponsoring sporting events such as football, motor racing, golf, powerboat, and superbike racing are used as promotional tools for e-cigarettes. [12] Most vape shops mainly use social media marketing. [13]
There are so many different types of vape on the market that it is difficult to develop a standard recycling process. Research published in 2023 suggested only 17% of users recycled disposable vapes.
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]