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More than one in every four U.S. high school students (27.5%) currently vape, a new study shows. About one-third of these teen vapers do so on a nearly daily basis, and nearly three-quarters favor flavored varieties of the addictive, nicotine-laden products. The study found that mint is the most popular e-cigarette flavor used by American teens, and fruity and “dessert” flavors are much more popular in this age group than tobacco flavoring.
Health advocates who’ve long fought for declines in smoking among the young said the rise in vaping is troubling. “Most of the products studied contain nicotine — often in concentrations that surpass the average nicotine content in a combustible tobacco product,” noted Andrea Spatarella, who directs the Center for Tobacco Control at Northwell Health in Great Neck, N.Y. “Considering these factors, young e-cigarette users are at high risk of becoming addicted to nicotine,” she said.
