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Are teenagers who use electronic cigarettes more likely to smoke? A new study says yes, however, it also brings into question the hypothesis that vaping serves as a gateway to smoking. The study’s findings, which were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggest that preexisting conditions make some teens more apt to …
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A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Pediatrics has found that 1 out of every 11 teens has tried vaping cannabis with an electronic cigarette, also known as an e-cigarette or e-cig for short. The finding is based on a survey of more than 20,000 teenagers, 9% of which self-reported having used an …
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A senior at Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania has won second prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, netting her $175,000 in winnings for her study on the effects of vaping. The student, 18-year-old Natalia Orlovsky, was quoted by The Inquirer as having said that she was “incredibly surprised” by her second …
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New research shows that California’s decision to raise the age requirement for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21 may have already begun to have a positive effect on youth smoking rates as data from the report suggests that the rate of underage tobacco purchases in the state has dropped since the new law went …
Dr. Jim Campbell, a pediatrician with two high school age children, referred to vaping as “a bit of a plague upon the teenage landscape” in an interview with 9NEWS. “It’s really a bit of a plague upon the teenage landscape.” Campbell added that the vape companies, by his account, “are not trying to help kids …
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Teenagers should be weary of using electronic cigarettes even they don’t contain nicotine, according to new research out of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The researchers, whose findings were published in the journal Pediatrics on March 5, 2018, analyzed a group of what they described as adolescents with an average of 16.4 years. …
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Vaporizing is now more popular with teenagers than cigarettes, according to a national survey sponsored by the U.S. federal government and conducted by the University of Michigan. According to the survey’s reported findings, only 9.7 percent of the teens surveyed had previously smoked cigarettes, whereas 16.6 percent had previously used a vaporizer. Now if you’re …
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A teenager in Canada described by some as a baseball prodigy was reportedly vaping nicotine before he feinted, struck his head, and eventually died. The 14-year-old, identified in news reports as Kyle Losse of Delta, BC, Canada, was reportedly at home with his parents on January 21, 2018 when he suddenly feinted in the bathroom. His parents, …
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