Understanding the implications of the "vaping epidemic" among adolescents and young adults: A call for action
Understanding the implications of the "vaping epidemic" among adolescents and young adults: A call for action
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DOI：
10.1080/08897077.2019.1580241
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发表时间：
2019-01-02
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3.5
通讯作者：
Harris, Sion K.
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作者：
Chadi, Nicholas;Hadland, Scott E.;Harris, Sion K.
在过去的5年中，通过电子烟（“电子烟”）提供的尼古丁的使用在青少年和年轻人中飙升。电子烟具有高尼古丁含量、吸引人的口味、低成本、广泛的可用性和谨慎的设计，威胁着50年来在反对烟草使用方面取得的进展。除了随后使用传统香烟，大麻，阿片类药物和其他非法药物的风险增加外，越来越多的证据表明，电子烟的使用也使青少年面临一些急性和长期的健康风险，这些风险远远超过了使用电子烟作为该年龄组吸烟减少或戒烟工具的尚未证实的潜在益处。我们讨论了一些关于电子烟的最新研究，强调了与青少年和年轻人使用电子烟相关的风险和危害，并提出了采取行动的机会，包括执行年龄，销售和营销限制，以及协调一致的研究和公共卫生努力，以帮助遏制青年中新的尼古丁流行病。
In the past 5 years, the use of nicotine delivered through electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes") has sky-rocketed among adolescents and young adults. E-cigarettes, with their high nicotine content, appealing flavors, low costs, wide availability, and discreet designs threaten 5 decades of progress in the fight against tobacco use. Aside from the increased risk of subsequent use of traditional cigarettes, marijuana, opioids, and other illicit drugs, building evidence indicates that e-cigarette use also exposes youth to several acute and long-term health risks that greatly outweigh the as-yet unfounded potential benefits from the use of e-cigarettes as a smoking reduction or cessation tool in this age group. We discuss some of the latest research on e-cigarettes, highlighting risks and harms associated with their use in adolescents and young adults, and suggest opportunities for action, including the enforcement of age, sales and marketing limitations, and concerted research and public health efforts to help curb what has become a new nicotine epidemic among youth.