Young adults also reported changes in e-cigarette use during COVID-19 due to concerns that e-cigarettes may weaken their lungs (25%), inaccessibility of e-cigarettes (19.5%), or a combination of these 2 reasons (32.1%)
However, as second-hand vaping still exposes children to more harmful substances than no vaping or smoking exposure at all, it is best to avoid indoor vaping around children, too. The study used data from a nationally representative sample of children in the US, collected between 2017 and 2020 as part of the annual US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Our findings suggest that, like smoking, snus raises the risk of type 2 diabetes, which points to nicotine as a possible driver, particularly through its effects on insulin resistance
The liquid found in e-cigarettes can be very harmful and I would urge anyone who uses e-cigarettes to make sure that the liquids are stored safely, and in particular away from children." The figures obtained by the Guardian come after health warnings from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which has seen big increases in calls to poison centres involving e-cigarettes from one a month in September 2010 to 215 in February this year
Singaporean vapers have told the BBC that even after 2018 they could easily purchase vape supplies via forums and chat apps
