Since "epidemic" youth vaping has been the hot topic for at least two or three years now, wouldn't we have expected to see a positive correlation between e-cigarette usage and smoking as well as drug use by now instead of a steady decline? From the"Monitoring the Future" surveyabout "n...
In this article, we provide a critical analysis of the use of the gateway theory to justify Australian policy. We argue first that the evidence that vaping serves as a gateway to smoking is unconvincing. Smoking more often precedes vaping than vice versa, regular vaping by never-smokers is ...
Because of rising trends, using marijuana recreationally is considered by some as likely to act as a gateway drug.9 Similarly, some believe vaping THC or nicotine as in e-cigarettes could trigger additional substance abuse and unhealthy behaviors for some users. A comprehensive study publi...
"Vaping is often perceived as a healthy alternative for teens and adults," she said. "However, for teens the exposure to nicotine can have an adverse effect on the developing brain and lead to lifelong addiction." It also shouldn't be assumed that e-cigarettesare harmless, said Dr. Len H...
(HealthDay)—The advent of the e-cigarette appears to have spurred a huge drop in tobacco smoking rates among teenagers and young adults, a new study claims. Previous research has argued that vaping could prove to be a gateway drug for smoking, by getting youngsters hooked on nicotine and ...
There is no clear and agreed definition for “gateway” in the scientific literature. Generally, the gateway hypothesis could be described in relation to NVPs as a theory of causality by which the use of NVPs has a risk-enhancing effect (by acting as a catalyst) for initiating combustible ...
an e-cigarette comprises an atomizer and a cartridge containing either a nicotine or a non-nicotine liquid solution. When the device is operated, the battery heats the liquid in the cartridge, and the atomizer vaporize...
“I don’t want any kids using any nicotine product,” says Warner. “But my concern is that we as a nation focus so heavily on the risk for kids that we are ignoring the people who are dying of smoking today.” Sign up to our freeHealth Checknewsletter for a round-up ...
Vaping amongst students has been a concern for the CVHS administration. Vaping can be seen as a gateway activity, leading youth to other drugs and addictive substances. A vaporizer uses a heating system to turn a liquid or wax into an aerosol which the user can then inhale. ...
A 2017 paper by two tobacco control leaders suggests that not only is vapingnotleading to increased teen smoking, it may be serving as a gateway in the opposite direction, leading impressionable potential smokers away from combustible cigarettes. ...