A recent study published in BMC Medicine explores the association of respiratory illness based on self-reported symptoms among young adolescents who vaped. Study: Associations between vaping and self-reported respiratory symptoms in young people in Canada, England and the US . Image Credit: sergey kolesnikov / Shutterstock.
com The prevalence of vaping continues to rise throughout the United States, Canada, and England, particularly among adolescents. Although vaping is considered less dangerous than smoking cigarettes and can even help adults looking to quit smoking, frequent vaping has the potential to cause adverse health effects. Vaping exposes the lungs to fine and ultrafine particles, with several studies suggesting that the chemical components of e-cigarette aerosols could be harmful when used for extended periods.
Despite these observations, there remains a lack of evidence confimirng the adverse health effects of vaping, particularly using studies that include both vapers and smokers. The differences in vaping flavors and use of nicotine salts also requires additional research, as these features of vape products may affect the depth of inhalation or promote increased use. Study participants completed the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) Youth Tobacco and Vaping Surveys, which was conducted in Canada, the U.
S., and England between 2020 and 2021. The current study included nearly 40,000 participants, 4,600 of whom vaped in the past 30 days.
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