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The Health Risks of Electronic Cigarettes Use in Adolescents

Tudor Lucian PopLászló SzabóJulije MeštrovićPietro FerraraGiovanni CorselloLuigi NigriAnikó Ilona NagyMehmet VuralMassimo Pettoello-mantovaniIda GiardinoLeyla Namazova-baranovaGiulia FranceschiniMichele Sacco

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HealthRisk Electronic Cigarette AdolescentsAdolescentbusiness.industryVapingAdolescent ; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems ; Humans ; Risk Factors ; VapingElectronic Nicotine Delivery Systemscigarettes childrenchildrenSettore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICARisk FactorsEnvironmental healthPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthHumansMedicinebusinesscigarettes

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The evidence to date suggests that vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking tobacco. This, coupled with the worrying trend of young nonsmokers being attracted to vaping, raises fears of yet another generation suffering from chronic lung disease and other acute and chronic health conditions. Finally, due to the insufficient regulations in several countries, up-to-date data on the prevalence of e-cigarette use and studies on the health's implications of their use are urgently needed to inform policy at a national and international level (ie, European Union). Pediatricians are typically on the front line for identifying emerging risks for children and adolescents ; therefore, they may effectively help increase awareness about the potential danger of vaping on health. Information on the use of vaping devices should be implemented worldwide and included in public health information and prevention programs.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-01-01The Journal of Pediatrics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.01.009