E-Cigarettes in the Young Population: A Severe Social Issue
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Oct 28, 2024
Abstract
E-cigarettes have gained notable popularity among youth in recent years, posing a serious societal issue that has elicited much concern from public health professionals and legislators. The increase in e-cigarette consumption among adolescents can be ascribed to assertive marketing strategies employed by corporations that focus on appealing to young consumers through flavored offerings and aesthetically pleasing designs. This rise is concerning because of the possible long-term health ramifications linked to vaping, such as nicotine addiction and exposure to hazardous chemicals found in numerous e-cigarette formulations. The normalization of e-cigarette usage in social contexts may result in heightened peer pressure and the endorsement of detrimental conduct. To properly address this issue, government agencies must enforce stronger rules on e-cigarette sales and marketing directed at minors, while schools and community organizations should educate youth about the risks of vaping.
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Keywords
E-cigarettes, Vaping, Young Population, Community, Sociology
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Dove, M. S., Tong, E. K., & Gee, K. A. (2024). Co-use of Tobacco Products and Cannabis is Associated with Absenteeism and Lower Grades in California High School students. The Journal of Pediatrics, 268, 113935. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113935
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Medicine Reports, 29, 101925. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101925
Montjean, D., Pagé, M. G., Bélanger, M., Benkhalifa, M., & Miron, P. (2023). An Overview of E-Cigarette Impact on Reproductive Health. Life, 13(3), 827. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030827
Murthy, V. H. (2016). E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(3), 209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4662
Oliver, B. E., Jones, S. E., Hops, E. D., Ashley, C. L., Miech, R., & Mpofu, J. J. (2023). Electronic Vapor Product Use Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021. MMWR Supplements, 72(1), 93-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su7201a11
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes. (2018). In National Academies Press eBooks. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24952
Rayes, B. T., Alalwan, A., AbuDujain, N. M., Darraj, A., Alammar, M. A., & Jradi, H. (2023). Prevalence, Trends, and Harm Perception Associated with E-Cigarettes and Vaping among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 7(2), 147-156. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26502/acbr.50170327
Rigotti, N. A. (2024). Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation — Have We Reached a Tipping Point? New England Journal of Medicine, 390(7), 664-665. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejme2314977
Smith, M. L., Gotway, M. B., Alexander, L. E. C., & Hariri, L. P. (2020). Vaping-related lung injury. Virchows Archiv, 478(1), 81-88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02943-0
The Harmful Consequences of Vaping: A Public Health Threat. (2020). Journal of Addictions Nursing, 31(2), E3-E4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000342
Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes. (2024). Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), 29(2), 148-149. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38740400/
Wang, M., Cheng, Q., Wu, Z., Fan, L., Zeng, L., & Chen, H. (2024). Multidimensional assessment of the biological effects of electronic cigarettes on lung bronchial epithelial cells. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 4445. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55140-3
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Zavala-Arciniega, L., Hirschtick, J. L., Meza, R., & Fleischer, N. L. (2024). Dual and polytobacco use disparities at the intersection of age, sex, race and ethnicity, and income among US adults. Results from the 2018-2019 TUS-CPS. Preventive Medicine Reports, 39, 102631. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102631
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Wyrick, R. K. (2024). E-Cigarettes in the Young Population: A Severe Social Issue. Science Insights, 45(4), 1543–1546. https://doi.org/10.15354/si.24.ed091
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