Rutgers study finds e-cigarettes surpass cigarettes as top nicotine risk for young children - WRNJ Radio

Rutgers study finds e-cigarettes surpass cigarettes as top nicotine risk for young children - WRNJ Radio

Electronic cigarettes have overtaken traditional cigarettes as the leading nicotine exposure risk for young children, according to a new Rutgers Health study. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, found that while exposures to conventional tobacco products among children age 5 and younger declined by 43% between 2016 and 2023, e-cigarette-related incidents surged by 243% during the same period. Researchers at the New Jersey Poison Contro…