Vaping Leads to Teen Cigarette Use

“Photo” by Andrew Ponsis licensed under CC0. Back in September, we posted a blog about teens using e-cigarettes (or “vapes”) for flavor. A new article published on healthfinder.gov says teens who regularly use e-cigarettes are more likely to be heavy smokers. A survey studied students from 10 Los Angeles schools and found teens are twice as likely to start smoking cigarettes on a weekly basis if they vape frequently. “The more you vape, the more likely in the future you’re going to be smoking (cigarettes),” according to lead researcher Adam Leventhal, associate professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the University of Southern California. “You’re going to be smoking more frequently and you’re going to smoke more cigarettes per day on your smoking days.” Leventhal also suggested that teens may become hooked on nicotine through vaping and turn to nicotine for a stronger fix. On the other hand, which the e-cigarette industry has criticized, frequent vaping, is defined in this study as three or more days in one month. To read more about the study, please visit “E-cigs Tied to More Frequent Heavier Teen Tobacco Use“. Follow NN/LM SCR on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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