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Varenicline raises vaping abstinence rates in teenagers, young adults
Teenagers and young adults vaping daily/near daily with a desire to quit had better abstinence when treated with 12-week varenicline vs. placebo, according to results published in JAMA.
Text message intervention, varenicline aid in vaping cessation
Nicotine vaping cessation rates were elevated with use of a text message intervention or varenicline vs. no/minimal support or placebo, according to data published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Top 10 smoking, vaping stories of 2024
Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news on smoking and vaping posted in 2024.
Dual use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes negatively impacts abstinence likelihood
A smaller proportion of individuals who used both e-cigarettes and cigarettes achieved nicotine abstinence vs. individuals who used only cigarettes or only e-cigarettes, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
Cigarette to e-cigarette switch improves wheeze, dual use does not
Among adult smokers who moved from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes exclusively, wheeze resolution went up, but this was not the case if they moved to dual use, according to results published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
More than 2 million US youth currently use tobacco products
Tobacco use has decreased among middle and high school students in the United States, yet an estimated 2.25 million youth still actively used tobacco products in 2024, according to a study by CDC and FDA researchers.
Frequent prenatal care visits may reduce adolescent cigarette use during pregnancy
BOSTON — Adolescent mothers with pre-pregnancy depression were at higher risk for e-cigarette and cigarette use during late pregnancy vs. those without pre-pregnancy depression, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Q&A: DNA changes in vapers call for reconsideration of safeness of e-cigarettes
The impact vaping has on DNA is just as dangerous as smoking, with both users presenting with DNA changes associated with cancer development, according to a Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California press release.
Vaping, smoking negatively impact exercise capacity in young adults
In young adults with normal spirometry, e-cigarette users and tobacco smokers had similar poorer exercise capacity vs. never vapers/smokers, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Q&A: E-cigarettes doubling as gaming devices put youth at risk for addiction
Vaping devices with games are creating an even bigger challenge when it comes to convincing adolescents not to vape, posing dangers of nicotine addiction and gaming disorder, according to a press release.