High school sophomore Kyler Kristopaitis is one of them. Kyler, who is 16, first tried vaping while in the sixth grade, "because my friend was doing it." Government statistics found millions of teens have tried it: nearly 36 percent of 12th graders had tried some form of vaping in 2017...
Scientists believe these findings suggest that regular vaping could increase the risk of vascular disease later in life. They also emphasize the need for more research on vaping’s long-term health effects. Categories: Teen Health Ultra-Processed Foods Are Linked to Faster Biological Aging Teen ...
Teens and young adults have seen the biggest uptake in use of vape pens, which have superseded conventional cigarettes as the preferred modality of nicotine consumption. Relatively little is known, however, about the potential effects of chronic vaping on the respiratory system. Further, the role ...
Education on the adverse health effects about vaping need to be available and widespread. It is time to engage children and young adults in conversations about the impact of vaping on their current and future health. No more smoke screens. Mary Heitschmidt RN, PhD is the director of clinical ...
The ads are an extension of the FDA’s ongoing “Real Cost” platform—first launched in 2014 to address the issue of smoking among youth. Four years ago, due to the rise in teen vaping, the agency pivoted the focus on the platform to vaping and launched its first vaping education camp...
Understanding these risks is crucial for preventing and addressing alcoholism in pregnant women. Through education, early intervention, and comprehensive support, it is possible to mitigate the harmful effects of alcohol on pregnancies and promote healthier outcomes for both mothers and their children.…...
and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome [19]. There is also a notable trend of polysubstance use among young people [20], often involving alcohol and vaping [21]. Early initiation and frequent cannabis use are correlated with other issues [11,22], including elevated risks of suicidality [23] and...
Quitting vaping can be difficult, just like trying to stop smoking. There are some immediate, though often temporary, negative effects. The positive ones soon outpace the negative, however.In as little as 20 minutes, your heart rate returns to normal, your blood pressure drops, and your ...
While the use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products has been in sharp decline over the past 25 years, vaping (the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems) has grown exponentially. Initially, vaping was believed to be safer than smoking cigarettes; however, a new lung disease known as...
The past year has seen a skyrocketing rate of teen vaping, an outbreak of lung injuries, some serious regulatory shake-ups in the e-cigarette industry, and a whole lot of panic. With so many different vaping crises going on right now, we thought we’d tr