In less than a decade, e-cigarette use among high schoolers in the U.S. has skyrocketed, from almost none in 2011 (1.5%) to more than one-fourth in 2019 (27.5%). Alarm bells have sounded for doctors, parents and schools; ...
May 7, 2020
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They know it's addictive. They know it's linked to dangerous and even fatal lung diseases. And they know it delivers far more nicotine than the cigarettes it's supposed to replace.
May 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—In 2018, 14.9 percent of U.S. adults had ever used an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and 3.2 percent were current users, according to an April data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Apr 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Vaping use is on the rise in young people, with as many as one in five junior and secondary school students reporting use of vaping products in 2019.
Apr 14, 2020
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By issuing a final rule requiring large, graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today has taken a critical and long-overdue step forward in the nation's battle against ...
Mar 18, 2020
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The observed 'gateway' effect of e-cigarette use among teens is "likely to be small," with only a tiny proportion of experimental vapers going on to smoke regular cigarettes, suggests research published online in the journal ...
Mar 17, 2020
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A new study of 1,365 racially/ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant women found that 4% reported e-cigarette use. White non-Hispanic women were more likely to use e-cigarettes compared to women who used conventional cigarettes ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Young people who have tried e-cigarettes but have never smoked before are nearly five times more likely to go on to try smoking, a new study has found. However, the findings do not provide clear support for the claim that ...
Mar 10, 2020
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The first study to examine both chest X-ray and CT imaging findings in teenagers with electronic (e-)cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) was published today in the journal Radiology.
Mar 3, 2020
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