As well as heightened risks of asthma, cough, injuries and mental ill health + possibly pneumonia, bronchitis, headaches, migraines, dizziness, low sperm count, poor oral health Vaping among teens and young people is consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use, finds an overarching (umbrella) review of systematic reviews ...
Likelihood of smoking 1.5% among teens who don’t vape, but 33% among those who do UK teens who currently vape are as likely to take up smoking as their peers in the 1970s, despite a substantial fall in the prevalence of teenage smoking over the past 50 years, suggests a ...
Prevalence twice as high among those still puffing away as those who have never smoked Figures suggest that 40% of 25 million adults experience some level of functional difficulty Around 1 in 7 of US adults who currently smoke may have some degree of disability, suggests the first study of ...
But there is a risk it may lead to fewer people switching from smoking to vaping Standardising the colour and branding of disposable vaping devices may deter young people who have never smoked or vaped from trying them in the first place, suggests a comparative study, published online in the ...
And 37% lower risk of smoking uptake, indicating these bans’ influence on behaviour More countries should adopt these policies to save lives, urge researchers Implementing bans on the advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products is linked to 20% lower odds of smoking, and 37% lower risk of taking up ...
Potentially harmful to brain and organ development, suggest researchers Findings underscore need for implementation of regulations and targeted prevention Frequent teen vaping might boost the risk of exposure to lead and uranium, potentially harming brain and organ development, suggests research published online in the journal Tobacco Control. The findings underscore the ...
Long term health risks also much higher despite lower smoking rates + more quit attempts Minority adults who smoke stand to benefit more from tobacco control policies The annual tobacco-related healthcare spend of US Minorities who smoke is double that of White adults who smoke, finds an analysis of national ...
Relatively small compared with overall toll of tobacco, but costs cumulative and preventable Bans on single use plastics increasingly common, but tobacco sources overlooked The costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging amount to an estimated US$26 billion every year or US$186 billion every 10 ...
But no reported change in black market purchases, reveals time-trends analysis The proportion of smokers’ discounted overseas tobacco purchases--- from duty free or from countries with cheaper products, and known as cross-border purchases---has tripled in England since 2019, rising from just over 5% to just over 16%, but there’s been ...
Externally peer reviewed? Yes Evidence type: Observational Subjects: People E-cigarettes may ‘entrench’ early patterns of tobacco smoking, findings suggest Young teen smokers who also vape may be at heightened risk of persistent and heavier smoking in their late teens, reveal the combined findings of two nationally representative UK and US ...