Electronic cigarettes (vapes) are an old threat to health in a new guise
https://doi.org/10.46563/1560-9561-2022-25-5-357-361
EDN: okrswj
Abstract
Electronic nicotine dosing systems, commonly known as electronic cigarettes or vapes, have quickly become the most common tobacco products used by teenagers and young people, largely due to the marketing and advertising of the companies that produce them. The appearance of nicotine-free vapes is a new round in the production of electronic cigarettes. Due to the widespread opinion about the harmlessness of such vapes, they are increasingly being used by children and adolescents. The review describes the composition of vaping aerosols, provides data from scientific research on their impact on human health. The danger of smoking both nicotine and nicotine-free vapes is shown. However, given the relative short duration of the use of electronic cigarettes, there are many both purely medical and legal questions. All these issues require further research, which continues all over the world. The authors recommend being wary of this habit and the newfangled hobby of teenagers and young people, applying knowledge about the dangers of vaping in everyday practice, which will indirectly help children and adolescents avoid the path of nicotine addiction, protecting the health of the younger generation.
Contribution:
Galitskaya M.G., Makarova S.G. — concept and design of the study;
Galitskaya M.G. — collection and processing of the material, writing the text;
Makarova S.G., Fisenko A.P. — editing.
All co-authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all its parts.
Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Received: August 24, 2022
Accepted: September 20, 2022
Published: October 31, 2022
About the Authors
Marina G. Galitskaya
National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD., senior researcher of the Department of preventive pediatrics of National Medical Research Center of Children’s Health, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
e-mail: galitskaya.mg@nczd.ru
Andrey P. Fisenko
National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana G. Makarova
National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Galitskaya M.G., Fisenko A.P., Makarova S.G. Electronic cigarettes (vapes) are an old threat to health in a new guise. Russian Pediatric Journal. 2022;25(5):357-361. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46563/1560-9561-2022-25-5-357-361. EDN: okrswj
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