Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies.

ABSTRACT: E-cigarette usage (also known as e-cigarettes or vaping products) has increasingly been recognized as a global public health problem. One challenge in particular involves their marketing to minors (teenagers and children) and the rising prevalence of use in this population. E-cigarettes unnecessarily expose minors to health risks, these include respiratory health problems, such as exacerbations of asthma, bronchitis, and respiratory-tract irritation. Nicotine, commonly found in e-cigarettes, is also associated with cognitive impairment and neurodevelopmental problems. E-cigarettes are also risk factors for downstream substance use, including cigarettes and cannabis initiation (the gateway hypothesis), which compounds health risks in dual users. Current public health preventative and interv

SUBMITTER: Lyzwinski LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9001701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature