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Vaping may be causing irreversible harm to children’s health, doctors say (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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Doctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health.

Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still unknown.

Nicotine levels in e-cigarettes can be very high, raising the risk of addiction and injury to the developing brains of adolescents. Children are also risking long-term cardiovascular effects as a result of vaping at school and college, experts say.

Speaking at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress in Madrid, the world’s largest heart conference, Prof Maja-Lisa Løchen, a senior cardiologist at the University hospital of North Norway, said she was concerned that millions of children could face ill health in future.

... he read while vaping

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[–] Deyis@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's because the information is often presented as "Vaping isn't harmful (when compared to smoking)" but the part in brackets is in tiny text.

Smoking is really bad for your health. Vaping isn't good for you but it's not as bad as smoking and it's a great tool to get you away from cigarettes and off nicotine entirely. Quitting nicotine is really fucking hard which is why people end up stuck on vapes for so long.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

-15 years smoking then two years vaping before i quit.

[–] Deyis@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Well done! I smoked for 16 years and vaped for 2 years. The last hurdle of going from barely any nicotine to zero nicotine was the hardest part.