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Vaping Among Adolescents: An Overview of E-Cigarette Use in Middle and High School Students in India

E-cigarette use among middle and high school students has become a growing public health concern in recent years. The prevalence of e-cigarette use among adolescents has increased dramatically, and there are serious health risks associated with this behavior. This review article provides an overview...

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Autores principales: Khambayat, Sairaj, Jaiswal, Arpita, Prasad, Roshan, Wanjari, Mayur B, Sharma, Ranjana, Yelne, Seema
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37313083
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38972
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Jaiswal, Arpita
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description E-cigarette use among middle and high school students has become a growing public health concern in recent years. The prevalence of e-cigarette use among adolescents has increased dramatically, and there are serious health risks associated with this behavior. This review article provides an overview of e-cigarette use in middle and high school students, including the prevalence of use, contributing factors, health effects, policies and regulations surrounding e-cigarette use in schools, and interventions for preventing e-cigarette use in adolescents. The article highlights the need for effective prevention and cessation programs, increased public awareness about the risks of e-cigarette use, and stronger regulations on e-cigarette products. Addressing e-cigarette use among youth is critical for protecting the health and well-being of future generations, and it is important for parents, educators, healthcare providers, and policymakers to work together to prevent and reduce e-cigarette use among adolescents and promote healthy behaviors.
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spelling pubmed-102598282023-06-13 Vaping Among Adolescents: An Overview of E-Cigarette Use in Middle and High School Students in India Khambayat, Sairaj Jaiswal, Arpita Prasad, Roshan Wanjari, Mayur B Sharma, Ranjana Yelne, Seema Cureus Medical Education E-cigarette use among middle and high school students has become a growing public health concern in recent years. The prevalence of e-cigarette use among adolescents has increased dramatically, and there are serious health risks associated with this behavior. This review article provides an overview of e-cigarette use in middle and high school students, including the prevalence of use, contributing factors, health effects, policies and regulations surrounding e-cigarette use in schools, and interventions for preventing e-cigarette use in adolescents. The article highlights the need for effective prevention and cessation programs, increased public awareness about the risks of e-cigarette use, and stronger regulations on e-cigarette products. Addressing e-cigarette use among youth is critical for protecting the health and well-being of future generations, and it is important for parents, educators, healthcare providers, and policymakers to work together to prevent and reduce e-cigarette use among adolescents and promote healthy behaviors. Cureus 2023-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10259828/ /pubmed/37313083 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38972 Text en Copyright © 2023, Khambayat et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_fullStr Vaping Among Adolescents: An Overview of E-Cigarette Use in Middle and High School Students in India
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title_short Vaping Among Adolescents: An Overview of E-Cigarette Use in Middle and High School Students in India
title_sort vaping among adolescents: an overview of e-cigarette use in middle and high school students in india
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259828/
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