A recent study published in Addiction analyzed data collected from 47 countries between 2015 and 2018. The study aimed to analyze global rates of e-cigarette use among adolescents.
A study titled "The correlation between tobacco control policies and adolescent e-cigarette use in 44 countries with low, middle, and high incomes" collected data from 51,960 adolescents aged 13-15 who participated in the World Health Organization's global youth tobacco survey in low, middle, and high-income countries.
A team of American researchers has found that approximately 8.6% of teenagers, or about one in 12, reported using electronic cigarettes in the past 30 days. Additionally, one in 60 teenagers, or about 1.7%, reported using e-cigarettes on more than 10 days in the past month. These numbers suggest that most teenage e-cigarette users are experimenting with the products and not using them regularly. Furthermore, countries with higher tobacco taxes tend to have higher rates of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
At the same time, an article published in the American Journal of Public Health emphasizes that the ability of e-cigarettes to help people quit smoking has been largely overshadowed by media reports about the potential risks of e-cigarettes for teenagers.
Kenneth Warner, the former dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan and an emeritus professor at the University of Michigan's Avius Donabedian School of Public Health, along with 14 former presidents of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, have co-authored an article emphasizing how potential benefits of e-cigarettes have been overshadowed by concerns over potential risks.
The article states that evidence suggests using electronic cigarettes can increase the chances of quitting smoking, and many scientists, including the author of this article, encourage the health industry, media and policymakers to carefully consider the potential of e-cigarettes in reducing attributed adult smoking mortality rates.
The author reviewed the health risks of vaping, the possibility of quitting smoking, and addressed concerns about youth e-cigarette use. Taking all of these factors into consideration, they emphasized the need to weigh the concerns about youth vaping with the potential benefits of these products for adult smoking cessation.
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