Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies
Abstract E-cigarette usage (also known as e-cigarettes or vaping products) has increasingly been recognized as a global public health problem. One challenge in particular involves their marketing to minors (teenagers and children) and the rising prevalence of use in this population. E-cigarettes unn...
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| author | Lynnette Nathalie Lyzwinski John A. Naslund Christopher J. Miller Mark J. Eisenberg |
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| description | Abstract E-cigarette usage (also known as e-cigarettes or vaping products) has increasingly been recognized as a global public health problem. One challenge in particular involves their marketing to minors (teenagers and children) and the rising prevalence of use in this population. E-cigarettes unnecessarily expose minors to health risks, these include respiratory health problems, such as exacerbations of asthma, bronchitis, and respiratory-tract irritation. Nicotine, commonly found in e-cigarettes, is also associated with cognitive impairment and neurodevelopmental problems. E-cigarettes are also risk factors for downstream substance use, including cigarettes and cannabis initiation (the gateway hypothesis), which compounds health risks in dual users. Current public health preventative and intervention studies are limited, and there is a clear need for more interventions that may prevent usage and assist with cessation in this vulnerable population. Physician education and screening uptake should also be enhanced. Stricter public health policy and protection measures are also needed on a global scale to limit e-cigarette exposure in minors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b322e516b383497593c4dff3bd2f56b82022-12-22T02:55:57ZengNature Portfolionpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine2055-10102022-04-0132111010.1038/s41533-022-00277-9Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policiesLynnette Nathalie Lyzwinski0John A. Naslund1Christopher J. Miller2Mark J. Eisenberg3Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General HospitalGlobal Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolThe Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the VA Boston Healthcare SystemCenter for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General HospitalAbstract E-cigarette usage (also known as e-cigarettes or vaping products) has increasingly been recognized as a global public health problem. One challenge in particular involves their marketing to minors (teenagers and children) and the rising prevalence of use in this population. E-cigarettes unnecessarily expose minors to health risks, these include respiratory health problems, such as exacerbations of asthma, bronchitis, and respiratory-tract irritation. Nicotine, commonly found in e-cigarettes, is also associated with cognitive impairment and neurodevelopmental problems. E-cigarettes are also risk factors for downstream substance use, including cigarettes and cannabis initiation (the gateway hypothesis), which compounds health risks in dual users. Current public health preventative and intervention studies are limited, and there is a clear need for more interventions that may prevent usage and assist with cessation in this vulnerable population. Physician education and screening uptake should also be enhanced. Stricter public health policy and protection measures are also needed on a global scale to limit e-cigarette exposure in minors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00277-9 |
| spellingShingle | Lynnette Nathalie Lyzwinski John A. Naslund Christopher J. Miller Mark J. Eisenberg Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine |
| title | Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies |
| title_full | Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies |
| title_fullStr | Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies |
| title_short | Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies |
| title_sort | global youth vaping and respiratory health epidemiology interventions and policies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00277-9 |
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