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Policy

The Youth Vaping Shift Few Policies Were Ready For

On a school afternoon in 2023, a group of 13-year-olds gather outside a corner shop. One teen pulls a slim, brightly colored device from their pocket. It smells like candy. It doesn’t look dangerous. And, to many young people, it doesn’t feel like “smoking.” That moment—now increasingly common—is exactly what new research in Frontiers in […]

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Health tips

Public Health Impact of Rising E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

In recent years, the increasing popularity of e-cigarettes has become a significant public health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted that over 100 million people, with at least 15 million children, are now using e-cigarettes. This unprecedented rise is fueling a new wave of nicotine addiction, warranting urgent attention from health professionals and […]

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Research

What This Study Reveals About Vaping and Sleep

Last year, nearly one in three U.S. high school students reported using e-cigarettes. At the same time, adolescent sleep health is in crisis: most teens fail to get the recommended seven to nine hours a night. New evidence suggests these two issues may be deeply connected—and that vaping could be quietly fueling the nation’s sleep […]

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Uncategorized

Why a 3x Smoking Risk Still Looks Like a Decline

Picture a chart: vaping among teens climbing sharply, while smoking drops. To the casual observer—or even to a policymaker under pressure—it might look like good news. Maybe vaping is helping young people quit cigarettes, or keeping them from starting at all. That’s the “displacement effect” story, and it’s a tempting one. But according to new […]

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Mental health

The Power of Text for Teen Vaping Cessation

Vaping among teenagers has become a significant public health concern, with over 2.1 million adolescents in the U.S. regularly using e-cigarettes in 2023 alone. While vaping may seem like a “safer” alternative to smoking, the reality is stark: the nicotine found in e-cigarettes can wreak havoc on a developing brain, impacting memory, learning, and attention. […]

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