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However, if transition is unsuccessful, e-cigarettes could mean increased nicotine dependence (by combining smoking and vaping) and ongoing harm from other e-liquid ingredients. [74] [75] [76] Health benefits associated with transitioning from smoking to vaping include decreased post-smoking weight gain and improved exercise tolerance. [77]
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms of COVID-19, and now vaping is under fire for similar reasons. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away any time soon: we need ...
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. [148] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
Around 2.5 million teens report vaping, and vaping rates are nearing pre-pandemic levels. Flavored disposable e-cigarettes are popular among teens.
However, an association between vaping and subsequent smoking does not necessarily imply a causal gateway effect. [67] Instead, people may have underlying characteristics that predispose them to both activities. [68] [69] There is a genetic association between smoking, vaping, gambling, promiscuity and other risk-taking behaviors. [70]
Teen vaping rates are rising once again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, October 6. Teen vaping rates rise, nearing pre-pandemic levels, CDC reports Skip to main ...
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