Vaping e-cigarettes leads to early signs of lung disease in young adults - University of Alberta

More people are likely vaping, and with greater frequency, in the US since 2013-14, suggests a data analysis published online in the journal Tobacco Control. The proportion of those vaping daily rose by 230%, while vaping among those aged under 21 quadrupled between 2013-14 and 2022-23, the analysis indicates.

For decades, boys and men were more likely than their female peers to use nicotine. But a new study from MUSC shows that among U. S. adolescents, that pattern has reversed for vaping. Girls have been vaping at higher rates than boys since 2021, with the gap becoming particularly pronounced among older teenagers, according to the study published in JAMA Pediatrics.