Finally, the widely-used, technical term “ENDS” may be inappropriate to describe e-cigarettes and other vaporiser devices among teens if most of those who vape are actually using them for other substances, they say. But new research suggests that most teens aren’t vaping nicotine at all but using sweet and fruity flavors like strawberry, chocolate cake and bubble gum.
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“This shows the fundamental importance of this unique study, which intends to shine a light on the risks associated with the use of e-cigarettes and whether they are in fact a safer alternative”. However, many e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which may be harmful to blood vessels itself.
Study’s lead author Richard Miech from the University of MI said that nicotine is harmful for the brain. The study has stated that the percentage of gaping which involves nicotine is around 25%.
“With many cigarette smokers having switched to vaping to cut down or quit smoking, the expansion of tobacco restrictions and tax rates to vaping raises many eyebrows, even from some physicians and health advocates”.
“These results indicate that while taking into account [e-cigarette] use does indeed increase tobacco/nicotine prevalence, the impact of [e-cigarettes] is likely not as large as might appear by their recent, dramatic increase in use among adolescents”, Miech and colleagues wrote. They were promoted to smokers as a less risky alternative since they don’t contain all the chemicals and tars of burning tobacco. The “e-juice” of those devices also come in flavoured nicotine-free versions. “Watermelon. Passion fruit. There’s a churros – you know, like cinnamon toast?”
Commenting on the varieties of e-flavours available in the market, manager of Brooklyn Vape in NY named some popular flavours from his shop saying, “Strawberry”.
For their study – published in the journal Tobacco Control – the researchers drew data from the 2015 Monitoring the Future Survey – an annual, nationally representative survey that includes students from 8th, 10th, and 12th grades.
Only about 13 to 20 percent said they last vaped nicotine, with the highest percentages in older teens; about 7 percent used marijuana and roughly 10 percent didn’t know. Vaping is now more common than smoking. When it comes to minors, the federal government and most of states do not allow the sales of electronic cigarettes or vaping products to minors. But kids still get them, sometimes through online purchases or other people.
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have lamented the growing popularity of vaping products, often focusing on nicotine dangers for teens. According to lead study author Joseph Allen, 92 percent of the e-cigarette samples contained one of these chemicals.
In an experiment conducted at the University of Southern California, researchers found that vapor extracted from e-cigarettes caused exposed human cells to die far quicker than their untreated counterparts, reported the Telegraph.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued a statement making similar points.
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“There are almost 500 types of vaping devices and now the ingredients in these devices are not always known nor do they appear on the product labels”, she said. Studies published within the a year ago in Tobacco Control, Pediatrics and JAMA all found that adolescents who used c-cigarettes were more likely to start smoking regular cigarettes. Doing so may result in civil and/or criminal penalties. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission. This includes the preparation of derivative works of, or the incorporation of such content into other works.
