Funding This work was supported by Shanxi Basic Research Program (Free Exploration Category) Natural Science Research Project (Number:202203021211067);2025 Annual "Promising Candidates" Cultivation Project for National Natural Science Foundation at Shanxi Bethune Hospital (Number:2024GZRZ07)
An eight-fold increase (from 1.5 percent to 11.7 percent) in the use of e-cigarettes among high school students between 2011 and 2017 More teenagers use e-cigarettes today than smoke regular cigarettes The most popular brand is JUUL, an e-cigarette shared like a USB flash drive so it is easily hidden from parents and teachers
Smoking is directly responsible for 7 out of 10 cases of lung cancer and is also linked to cancers of the: Throat Mouth Larynx Bowel Oesophagus Bladder Kidney Liver Cervix Stomach Pancreas Smoking addiction also raises the risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, vascular disease, and several serious types of respiratory illnesses like chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
95% CI = 1.10, 1.65) [69]
Despite its highly addictive properties, nicotine liquid is unregulated