1Department of Primary Health Care, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
2Department of Infectious Diseases, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
3Medical Student, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU.
4College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
5Department of Forensic Medicine, Makkah Forensic Center, Makkah, SAU.
6College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
7Department of Family Medicine, Jaber Hospital, Kuwait, KWT.
8Department of Emergency, Prince Meshari Bin Saud Hospital, Albaha, SAU.
9College of Medicine, Albaha University, Albaha, SAU.
10Rabigh College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
The prevalence of using e-cigarettes (vaping) has risen rapidly since its introduction in 2007, mostly among male youth. Although research on the health risks of e-cigarettes is still limited, there is growing evidence of debilitating pulmonary conditions and general immune weakness from e-cigarettes, leading to various infections. Moreover, there are concerns that vaping could be used as a new model of cannabis consumption, increasing cannabis addiction among adolescents. With well-known health risks from traditional smoking, e-cigarettes are viewed as a safe way of smoking, appealing more to youth. Additionally, extensive e-cigarette marketing boosted by the internet and fame has resulted in worries that e-cigarettes can lead to a renormalization of cigarette smoking and can be used as a new method to consume vaporized drugs. Although the concern that e-cigarettes are as harmful as traditional smoking has been raised, youth and most healthcare providers remain relatively unaware. Therefore, this review explored the association between e-cigarettes and traditional smoking. With the introduction of e-cigarettes in the last two decades, the topic is still new and less studied. Therefore, this review will help us understand the topic to better care for e-cigarette smokers and reduce the increasing public health burden from vaping.
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.J Adolesc Health. 2020 Jan;66(1):127-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.10.007. Epub 2019 Nov 25.PMID: 31780385
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