Vaping marijuana is actually worse for your health than using traditional cigarettes or e-cigarettes, a new study suggest. Researchers from the University of Michigan looked at teenagers who vaped cannabis, vaped nicotine and smoked cigarettes or pot. They found that adolescents who vaped marijuana were about twice as likely to report respiratory symptoms, like wheezing, in … Read more
E-cigarettes in the UK could be BANNED under World Health Organisation recommendations to outlaw vaping World Health Organisation (WHO) have set out plans to prohibit e-cigarettes Potential ban detailed in report from WHO’s tobacco regulatory committee Clive Bates, a tobacco harm expert, called the recommendations ‘bizarre’ By Monica Greep For Mailonline Published: 15:10 GMT, 28 February … Read more
E-cigarettes in the UK could be BANNED under World Health Organisation recommendations to outlaw vaping World Health Organisation (WHO) have set out plans to prohibit e-cigarettes Potential ban detailed in report from WHO’s tobacco regulatory committee Clive Bates, a tobacco harm expert, called the recommendations ‘bizarre’ By Monica Greep For Mailonline Published: 15:10 GMT, 28 February … Read more
Nearly one-third of American high school students said they used e-cigarettes in 2019, a new report finds. Last year, 32.7 percent said they vaped, which is more than double the 13.2 percent who reported vaping two years ago in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Friday. Additionally, overall use was up with 36.5 percent … Read more
Puff Bar e-cigarettes have taken advantage of the pandemic to market their single use vapes to teenagers, lawmakers claim. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand Puff Bars pull its products from the market. The company, which sells the … Read more
Four out of five young adult vapers say they feel ‘safe’ using e-cigarettes despite the epidemic of lung illnesses that have killed 55 – but HALF say they plan to quit as a New Year’s resolution 77% said they believe vaping is healthier than smoking cigarettes and 60% think it’s healthier than drinking alcohol Three-quarters … Read more
A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more
A 15-year-old in Texas is now the youngest person in the US to die of the vaping-linked illness that’s claimed the lives of a total of 57 people nationwide, officials said Thursday. As of Thursday, 2,602 people have been hospitalized with lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes in every US state, the District of Columbia, Puerto … Read more
Teenagers who use e-cigarettes are nearly five times more likely to smoke tobacco later in life, study finds Many health experts view e-cigarettes as crucial tool in fight against tobacco and Public Health England has repeatedly endorsed the devices But others are worried about safety concerns and their use by young people Schoolchildren in England … Read more