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The public health community is divided over the use of these devices to reduce/prevent smoking. [2] As of 2017 they were not approved by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a smoking cessation product. [3] In the United Kingdom, a 2021 review by Public Health England (PHE) reported vaping to be around 95% less harmful ...
22 people have been hospitalized with vaping-linked breathing problems. Doctors don't know why. ... chief medical officer for Children's Minnesota, a pediatric health system headquartered in ...
This video from the US Surgeon General advises parents to "Know the Risks," and highlights how e-cigarettes have the potential to cause lasting harm to the health of young users, especially their brain development, which continues until about age 25. [72] E-cigarettes use by children and adolescents may result in nicotine addiction. [73]:
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.
Even with fewer school-age users, U.S. youth vaping "remains a serious public health problem," in part due to the vaping industry that "remains relentless in finding new ways to addict kids," said ...
The 18-year-old patient says she bought vaping products from a smoke shop that did not ask for her ID card, enabling her to lie and claim that she was 22. [117] Dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, necessitating supplemental oxygen. [118] [119] Breathing problems mistaken for the flu or stomach virus, eventually requiring ...
By 2018, the first U.S. vaping fatality, caused by an exploding e-cigarette pen, made worldwide news—the same year TikTok became the most downloaded app in the U.S. Still, the vaping rates of ...
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]