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Nearly half of teens who vape say they want to quit
A new USC study finds an urgent need for vaping cessation programs similar to those aimed at kids who smoke cigarettes. Nearly 45% of teens surveyed about vaping reported seriously thinking about quitting. (Illustration/iStock) Behind the headlines about skyrocketing...
Researchers take to Twitter to hear vaping concerns amidst COVID-19
The team at USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) has made it their mission to investigate the use, and understand the health effects, of e-cigarettes for the last 7 years. As COVID-19 hits with a vengeance at a time when vaping is as popular as ever, the...
USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in teen vaping epidemic
Researchers found that 64% of teens using flavored e-cigs were still vaping six months later, compared to 43% who used more traditional flavors. A new study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and...
E-cigarette users show cancer-linked genetic changes
If you think vaping is benign, think again. A USC study in 93 people shows that e-cigarette users develop some of the same cancer-related molecular changes in oral tissue as cigarette smokers, adding to the growing concern that e-cigarettes aren’t a harmless...
New e-cig study shows vaping is no deterrent to teen smoking
Kids who vape or JUUL or use e-cigarettes smoke about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices, according to a USC study in the Nov. 5 journal Pediatrics. “The findings show that e-cigs do nothing to deter the amount of combustible smoking in youth,” said...
Teens who vape higher doses of nicotine are more likely to become regular smokers and vapers
Nicotine is extremely harmful to the developing adolescent brain, USC researcher says. Image: Photo/Lindsay Fox Even if it tastes like Gummi Bears and is inhaled as smoke-free aerosol, vaping higher concentrations of nicotine may increase how often teenagers use...