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Child-proof packaging and directions for safe handling of e-liquids could minimize some of the risks. [194] Some vaping companies willingly used child-proof packaging in response to the public danger. [144] In January 2016, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 was passed into law in the US, [207] which requires child-proof ...
“This study analyzed a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescent e-cigarette use to examine whether urine metal levels (i.e., cadmium, lead and uranium) differed by vaping frequency ...
The adolescent's developing brain is especially sensitive to the harmful effects of nicotine. [97] A short period of regular or occasional nicotine exposure in adolescence exerts long-term neurobehavioral damage. [97] Risks of exposing the developing brain to nicotine include mood disorders and permanent lowering of impulse control. [6]
Policies inspired by that exaggerated threat continue to undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
There is robust evidence that vaping is not effective for quitting smoking among adolescents. [90] In view of the shortage of evidence, vaping is not recommend for cancer patients, although for all patients vaping is likely less dangerous than smoking cigarettes. [154]
A half million fewer school-age kids vaped this year than last – a win for public health officials who have warned for years of the health risks posed by these nicotine-delivering devices.
"Vaping is smoking and smoking is vaping," said Dr. Iyaad Hasan, chief operating officer of the Breathing Association. and a tobacco treatment specialist for the group's Quit for Good clinic. "We ...
While many adolescent smokers acknowledge that there are risks to cigarette smoking, they do not seem to understand the imminent risk and thus continue to smoke. [29] The perceived risks associated with smoking that youth often adopt have been associated with various indicators of nicotine dependence. [30]