Public Health Considerations for Adolescent Initiation of Electronic Cigarettes
Gaiha SM, Halpern-Felsher B. Public Health Considerations for Adolescent Initiation of Electronic Cigarettes. Pediatrics May 2020, 145 (Supplement 2) S175-S180.
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/145/Supplement_2/S175?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=TrendMD&utm_campaign=Pediatrics_TrendMD_0
This article reviews evidence on e-cigarettes. Authors state, “We present evidence regarding the role of e-cigarettes in enabling adult smoking cessation versus causing the youth vaping epidemic. Then, we present gaps in knowledge and conclude with possible actions to support timely responses by pediatricians and the public health community.
Comment: Authors conclude that “escalating adolescent e-cigarette use is the collateral damage from a yet-unproven experiment: that e-cigarettes would enable adults to quit smoking. After the damage caused by the e-cigarette or vaping–associated lung injury outbreak, curtailing the youth e-cigarette epidemic is a priority….”
by : Stephen Hamann
