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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
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]:
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]
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 ...
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 ...