ABSTRACT
Vaping devices, introduced to the US market in 2007 as aids for smoking cessation, have become popular among youth and young adults because of their enticing flavors and perceived lack of negative health effects. However, evidence is emerging that vaping may introduce high levels of dangerous chemicals into the body and cause severe lung injury and death. This article reviews the history and prevalence of vaping and available research on its health effects and efficacy in smoking cessation, and proposes recommendations for clinicians and legislators to reduce harms associated with vaping.
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- Perry Dinardo, BA
- Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH⇑
- Head, Center for Adolescent Medicine, Department of General Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic; Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Address
: Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH, Department of General Pediatrics, R3, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; romee{at}ccf.org
ABSTRACT
Vaping devices, introduced to the US market in 2007 as aids for smoking cessation, have become popular among youth and young adults because of their enticing flavors and perceived lack of negative health effects. However, evidence is emerging that vaping may introduce high levels of dangerous chemicals into the body and cause severe lung injury and death. This article reviews the history and prevalence of vaping and available research on its health effects and efficacy in smoking cessation, and proposes recommendations for clinicians and legislators to reduce harms associated with vaping.
- © 2019 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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- YOUTH AT RISK
- RECENT OUTBREAK OF VAPING-ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY
- WHAT IS AN E-CIGARETTE? WHAT IS A VAPE PEN?
- WHAT IS JUUL?
- BAD THINGS IN E-LIQUID AEROSOL
- E-CIGARETTES AND SMOKING CESSATION
- VAPING AS A GATEWAY DRUG
- SECONDHAND VAPEAND OTHER EXPOSURE RISKS
- HOW DO WE DISCOURAGE ADOLESCENT USE?
- EVIDENCE OF HARM CONTINUES TO EMERGE
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