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A concern regarding vaping is that it could entice children to initiate smoking. This could be the argument that nicotine leads to smoking or making smoking appear more acceptable again. [28] Concerns exist in respect to adolescence vaping due to studies indicating nicotine may potentially have harmful effects on the growing brain. [29]
E-cigarette businesses, such as Eonsmoke, have paid YouTubers to have their products reviewed on YouTube. [109] Most of the YouTube videos associated with vaping portray this activity as a safe and cool replacement to smoking. [105] E-cigarette businesses have advertised online on Google Search, Yahoo! Search, and Bing. [110]
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]
In the video, the congresswoman can be seen using the vape pen before realizing that cameras are trained on her, then quickly exhaling and putting the vape pen away. Congresswoman apologizes
In 2023 the total was 365 – with 50 kids again. 11 admissions were pre-school, 12 were aged 10 to 14, and 27 were 15 to 19-years-old. Only January’s admissions have been released for 2024.
The percentage who have ever tried vaping has also risen, from 14% in 2020 to 16% in 2022. In 2013, just 3% of children aged 11 to 15 had ever vaped, but this rose to 8% in 2020 and 10% in 2022.
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [329] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
A ban on vapes must be as strong as the one proposed for smoking, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza said “we need shop fronts cleared” of vapes and that ...