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It is very likely that vaping is acting as a far less risky diversion from smoking for many young people who would have otherwise smoked. Some young people who smoke are also using vaping to quit.
Making vaping more accessible may lead to a few more young people vaping. But surely that’s better than them starting on combustible cigarettes – especially now that we know (1) most young people vape only briefly and very few progress from vaping to smoking and (2) youth smoking rates go down in countries that allow vaping. #tobaccoharmreduction #vaping
Youth smoking rates falling 3 times faster since vaping popular
athra.org.au
The long-term decline in smoking rates in youth and young adults has ACCELERATED in the US since vaping became popular in 2014, according to a new study in the journal Tobacco Control today. The study is by leading researchers Professors David Levy, Ken Warner and Australian Ron Borland. The sOn Tuesday (Nov. 20) researchers from the US, Canada, and Australia published a new review in the journal Tobacco Control showing that major surveys conducted between 2004 and 2017 do not indicate that vaping among US teens does not lead to smoking. After e-cigarettes hit the US market, cigarette smoking rates among teenagers and young adults continued to fall at more or less the same rate (paywall) as they had before. Further, when vaping became especially popular with teens, around 2014, the decline in teen cigarette-smoking rates sped up.
“If our primary concern is population-level trends in youth and young adult smoking, which we believe is appropriate, then vaping has not shown to be a serious cause for concern,” the authors write. “It is possible that vaping may be playing a contributing role to the recent steep declines in youth and young adult smoking.” #vaping #tobaccoharmreduction #ecigarettes
That big claim that vaping leads to smoking may be based on insubstantial evidence
qz.com
A new study shows that, over time, overall smoking rates actually decreased faster after vaping became popular.So, the coincidence is ... That e-cigarette use is gradually replacing tobacco use. I'd say that's win-win for youth and #harmreduction, wouldn't you. #AHRF2018 #tobaccoharmreduction
Teen smoking at all-time low, use of e-cigarettes increasing
cbs19news.com
The Virginia Department of Health says teenage cigarette smoking has hit an all-time low in the Commonwealth.Thirty-four million American adults smoke, and 17 million will die from smoking-related diseases. If all American smokers switched to e-cigarettes, we could extend the lives of up to 6.6 million people . Some have switched. In the past three years, the adult smoking rate dropped 17 percent, a rate rarely, if ever, seen. Tax increases, smoke-free statutes, public ad campaigns, advertising restrictions and cessation programs have contributed to consistently falling smoking rates. But the most plausible explanation for the recent accelerated decline is the common use of e-cigarettes.#vaping #AHRF2018 #ecigarettes
Opinion | Let’s not overreact about e-cigarettes
washingtonpost.com
Don’t let teen vaping keep us from using these devices to reduce smoking rates.It has been established scientifically that people primarily use tobacco products to obtain nicotine, but nicotine itself is not a significant health risk. Rather, it is the way it is delivered that has caused global epidemic. Inhalation of smoke is the overwhelming cause of harm from combustible products, and the presence of toxins in oral products explains the high rate of diseases like head and neck cancers among users.
Nicotine delivery need not be anywhere near as hazardous. #vaping #ecigarettes #AHRF2018
financialexpress.com
How to turn tobacco, a public health catastrophe, into a business opportunity.