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1/5 Sunday Spotlight: I HIGHLY recommend this read. Helps explain why despite vaping possibly being a safer option for current adult smokers, it presents unique and significant concerns for youth. #noEcigs4kids
—> Why vaping is so dangerous for teens 10news.com/news/national/…
—> Why vaping is so dangerous for teens 10news.com/news/national/…
2/5 Sunday Spotlight: Levy (director of Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Boston Children's Hospital) said she's seen vape-addicted kids in her program showing psychiatric symptoms rarely seen with traditional cigarettes or among adults. Some have anxiety and cannot focus.
3/5 Sunday Spotlight:
“Even to this day, I have kids saying, 'well, I thought it was safe' or 'I know it's safer than cigarettes,' " Levy said.
"And 'safer than cigarettes' is a really low bar."
“Even to this day, I have kids saying, 'well, I thought it was safe' or 'I know it's safer than cigarettes,' " Levy said.
"And 'safer than cigarettes' is a really low bar."
4/5 Sunday Spotlight: "These new generation electronic cigarettes, actually deliver a really high dose of nicotine, probably even higher than tobacco cigarettes," said Maciej Goniewicz, associate professor of oncology and pharmacology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
5/5 Sunday Spotlight: In a study last year, Goniewicz found higher levels of cotinine -a breakdown product of nicotine -in the urine of adolescent vapers than reported in prior research of teenage cigarette smokers.
Ecigs in adults NOT the same as in youth! #noEcigs4kids
Ecigs in adults NOT the same as in youth! #noEcigs4kids
