Reports tell us that e-cigarettes – more commonly known as vaping – has a tremendous effect on the developing brains of teenagers or adolescents.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said e-cigarette use, from 2017-18, increased 78 percent among high school students (11.7 percent to 20.8 percent) and 48 percent among middle school students (3.3 percent to 4.9 percent) from 2017-18.
Psychologist Elisa Trucco said e-cigarette use among teens has skyrocketed in recent years. Several adults from all walks of life have their own ideas about vaping.
Mary Millsaps of Robbinsville said she has never smoked or vaped, but she has lost family members to lung cancer due to smoking.
“My concern is that people may see vaping as a ‘healthy alternative,’ without checking into the risks associated with it,” Millsaps said.
Shaun Brandau of Wisconsin said he is not a fan of vaping. “I think vaping is worse than cigarettes,” Brandau said.
Rayleen Williams of Robbinsville said when vaping first came out, she thought it was a good thing because there wasn’t that nasty cigarette smell that offends nonsmokers and makes everything smell like an ashtray.
But not long after that, medical doctors were warning people of “popcorn lung” and other dangers caused by vaping.
“I also do not think vaping is a good alternative to cigarette smoking,” Williams said.
Lisa Giglio of Andrews has a different story to tell about vaping. She thinks vaping is a good alternative for a nicotine cigarette. She vaped for a long time and it has helped her.
“What is good about vaping is that you can lower the nicotine amount to where you don’t have any at all; thus, it has truly helped me,” Giglio said.
Meanwhile, Fox News reported that there are 215 lung diseases linked to vaping, based on the recent study done in New York City. The report said it is because e-cigarettes damage blood vessels even if devices don’t contain nicotine.