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

Posted by msmash on from the growing-concerns dept.

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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  1. e-cigarrettes arent tobacco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I personally doubt they are any better for you, but vape juice is definately not tobacco.

    1. Re:e-cigarrettes arent tobacco by wiggles · · Score: 5, Informative

      That's not true. Nicotine is directly associated with increased stroke and heart attacks. It attacks the venous system.

      https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com...

    2. Re:e-cigarrettes arent tobacco by wiggles · · Score: 5, Informative

      No. Caffeine in the form of 4 cups or more of coffee per day actually has a preventative effect according to this meta-analysis:
      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...

    3. Re:e-cigarrettes arent tobacco by sjames · · Score: 5, Informative

      From your link:

      Conclusions: The use of NRT is not associated with any increase in the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death.

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

      Looks like you read what you (for some reason) wanted to read rather than what was written.