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The Rise of E-cigarettes Among Youth: A Public Health Crisis; Review of Current Prevalence and Risk

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Article Title: The Rise of E-cigarettes Among Youth: A Public Health Crisis; Review of Current Prevalence and Risk

Author: Michael Mikhail*, Lourdes Illa-Sanchez and Ashraf Mikhail

Published Date: April 12, 2024

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2024.56.008796

Abstract:

Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) entered the U.S. marketplace around 2006, and by 2014, they have become the most widely used tobacco product among U.S. youth. Between 2011 and 2015, E-cigarettes use among middle and high school students has increased 900%. In 2018, more than 3.8 million U.S. youth reported use of E-cigarettes. E-cigarettes present a health hazard to both users and nonusers, due to exposure to nicotine, other harmful substance, carcinogens and metal particles detected in the solution and aerosols of E-cigarettes. The risk related to this increase of E-cigarettes use among American youth necessitates regulatory efforts, legislative intervention, and proactive counter-promotion efforts to safeguard their well-beings. In addition, more research is needed to determine the public health effects of E-cigarettes among youth.

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