Vaping

Vaping and edible consumption of marijuana increased by more than 7 percentage points each among high school seniors from 2015 to 2018, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. The increases coincided with a decrease in smoking marijuana among the same population.

Between 2016 and 2018, the use of e-cigarettes increased among U.S. adults, with nearly 1 in 20 reporting daily or frequent use of vaping products, according to findings presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology scientific sessions.

Smokers can contaminate nonsmoking places and expose other people to high levels of thirdhand smoke, according to research published in Science Advances that found a movie theater was contaminated with nicotine and tobacco-related chemicals despite being a nonsmoking environment.

Vaping changes the microbiome of the mouth, making those who vape more prone to infections and inflammation, according to research published in iScience.

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A multi-disciplinary task force issued guidance for vaping-associated respiratory disease, or VARDS. The nationwide guidance, which was presented at the Society for Critical Care’s annual congress and concurrently published in Critical Care Explorations, recommended that physicians focusing on quickly identifying patients at risk for lung injury and familiarize themselves with vaping jargon.

The percentage of teens and young adults who reported ever using Juul e-cigarette device more than doubled from 2018 to 2019 — suggesting a need for regulations, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Marijuana vaping among adolescents in the United States increased from 2018 to 2019, including an absolute increase of more than 6.5% in 12th graders, according to survey results published in JAMA.

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Most patients with electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injuries, or EVALI, who used products with THC acquired the products from informal sources like family and friends or dealers, according to findings published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.