Is vaping making your kid a lifelong addict?
- Over two million high school students use e-cigarettes, the CDC reports.
- Dorian Fuhrman, co-founder of PAVe, says no amount of nicotine is safe.
- “JUUL created the youth vaping epidemic,” Fuhrman said.
Vaping has taken hold of children and teens, over two million of whom partake in the habit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dorian Fuhrman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe), told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Monday that no amount of nicotine is safe for adolescents with still-developing brains.
“JUUL created the youth vaping epidemic,” Fuhrman said.
According to the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey, 14.1% (2.14 million) of high school students reported current e-cigarette use. And 3.3% (380,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use.
Most used flavored e-cigarettes, with fruit flavors being the most popular, followed by candy, desserts or other sweets, according to the CDC.
Most commonly used types of devices:
- E-cigarettes (9.4%)
- Cigars (1.9%)
- Cigarettes (1.6%)
- Smokeless (1.3%)
- Hookahs (1.1%)
- Nicotine Pouches (1.1%)
- Heated Tobacco Products (1.0%)
- Pipe Tobacco (0.6%)
“No amount of nicotine is safe for developing adolescent brain, and this is a generation that would not have smoked cigarettes,” Fuhrman said.
Source: NewsNation
