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A 2023 review concluded that vaping causes significant, potentially harmful effects on many cardiovascular parameters. [158] A 2024 review attributed cardiovascular effects to oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hemodynamic effects, and platelet function. [159]
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 ...
Beyond how it affects mental health, vaping THC — the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — in particular has caused severe lung injuries linked to the vitamin E acetate found in such devices.
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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]:
Numerous health consequences for cigarette smoking have been thoroughly documented. The top negative health causes that have been causally linked to cigarette smoking include cancers of the upper digestive tract, lung cancer, and chronic diseases including diabetes, coronary heart diseases, pneumonia, and overall poorer immune function. [7]
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.
A 2020 review stated "Initial case reports of vaping-related lung injury date back to 2012, but the ongoing outbreak of EVALI began in the summer of 2019..." [11] At least 19 cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injuries had been reported worldwide prior to 2019. [12] Similar cases were reported in the UK and Japan before the outbreak. [13]