Tobacco Use is Soaring Among US Kids, Driven By E-cigarettes (axios.com)

Public health officials Monday said there's a growing epidemic of tobacco products currently used by children -- 4.9 million high school and middle school kids used tobacco products in 2018 up from 3.6 million in 2017 -- mainly due to a growth in e-cigarette usage. From a report: For the fifth year in a row, e-cigs were the most popular product amongst high school students, but in 2018 it reached unprecedented epidemic levels, with the addition of another 1.5 million kids, said Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Current users" are defined as people who've used a tobacco product in past 30 days. "Frequent users" are defined as people who've used the product for more than 20 out of the past 30 days.

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Re:e-cigarrettes arent tobacco

[cayenne8]

So no, nicotine minus the tar, particulates, and carbon monoxide is NOT associated with an increased of cardiovascular risk.

BUT...you don't get the enjoyment of lighting one up on the vape thing.

What was half the fun of smoking real cigarettes....carrying lighters, firing it up, etc....

I guess the vape things are ok for quitting smoking....but really, once you get off the nicotine, they aren't nearly so much fun as real smoking that uses real fire, and other things like flicking ashes, etc...it kept your non-drinking hand busy.

Re:Almost as if this is targetted to addiction

[PolygamousRanchKid]

Me, I do socially acceptable addictions that are common in Seattle instead.

Bubble tea ftw!

So that is what hipsters call masturbation these days.

Re: Does that really count?

[Type44Q]

Buttered Ass and Steamed Kale

Together or separate?