Landmark study links children vaping to host of health issues
- Children who start vaping face immediate health issues, according to experts.
- The review indicates that children who vape are three times more likely to become smokers.
- Dr. Rebecca Glover warns that vaping negatively affects young people's health and is a gateway to other substances.
- Children who vape are at higher risk of developing asthma and poor mental health.
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Vaping triples the risk of cigarette smoking in young people, a major review shows
Young people who use e-cigarettes are also much more likely to use marijuana, alcohol, and experience respiratory problems, especially asthma Vaping was tied to a 20–36% higher risk of being diagnosed with asthma and a 44% higher risk of worsening symptoms. (Photo credit: Nery Zarate) Children, adolescents, and young adults who vape are about three times more likely to start smoking cigarettes than non-users, according to the most comprehensive …

Largest study on youth vaping suggests it is a gateway to smoking
Experts also found a link to certain breathing problems.
Youth vaping consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use
Vaping among teens and young people is consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use, finds an overarching (umbrella) review of systematic reviews of the evidence, published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
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