As tobacco companies intensify marketing of emerging products, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, it is also important to explore how these may indirectly affect childrens health when they are exposed to second-hand vapours. Notes [1] Abstract no: OA5371 Global trends and regional differences in the burden of disease attributable to second hand smoke exposure in children during 1990-2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study, by Siyu Dai et al
Vape-normalizing content, peers who use vapes, and social media advertisements also contribute to adolescents use (Vogel et al., 2021)
E-cigarettes release nicotine and, after thermal degradation of propylene glycol and glycerin, release aldehydes (160), all of which can potentially cause an acute increase in blood pressure (161)
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A small study in 1953 revealed 5% of Black Americans preferred menthol cigarettes compared to only 2% of White Americans