Statistics Canada raises concerns over e-cigarettes among youth
Statistics Canada raises concerns over e-cigarettes among youth, 5 Aug 2022. “In 2021, about 12% of 15- to 19-year-olds and 17% of 20- to 24-year-olds say they have used an e-cigarette device. Inhalation — past month. According to the Bureau of Statistics, only 4% of adults over the age of 25 have.” https://eminetracanada.com/statistics-canada-raises-concerns-over-e-cigarettes-among-youth/611290/
StatCan cites concerns that e-cigarette use “poses a risk of nicotine addiction, other substance use, and respiratory and cardiovascular disease.”
Comment: The use of e-cigarettes is high among youth where regulation is weak, or use among adults has been allowed to be normalized.
Stephen Hamann
