Smoking e-cigarettes is associated with as much as a 32% higher risk of adolescent asthma. This the conclusion of a Texas A&M public health school study of 32,885 high school students aged 13-17 years. About 9% of the teens lived in Texas.

The numbers reveal a significant association of asthma development in those teens who have never smoked any combustable substances before. Those most at risk lived in Texas with the one-third higher risk. The average risk for all American kids is 18%.

That’s bad news since about 60% of teens report constant e-cigarette smoking, and that smoking is more consistent in boys and in those with a history of depression.

While some studies show that e-cigarettes can help tobacco smokers quit the habit, this study underscores the fact that these nicotine vaporizers are far from safe as they spew volatile organic compounds, irritating particulate matter, carcinogens, heavy metals, and toxic flavoring chemicals.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009174352300275X

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