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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]
The CDC recommends that e-cigarette, or vaping, products should never be used by youths, young adults, or women who are pregnant. [2] Adults who do not currently use tobacco products should not start using e-cigarette, or vaping, products, according to the CDC. [2] Various diluent thickening products were sold online via wholesale suppliers. [75]
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 ...
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]
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. [336] 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.
Since vaping hit the market roughly 20 years ago, research has been mixed on whether the electronic devices, which are especially popular among teens and 20-somethings, can be a helpful tool in ...