BROOKINGS – In the mid-2010s, cigarette smoking was on a decline among youth. In fact, cigarette use amongst teens were at their lowest levels since the initial surge of teen cigarette smoking. Then, around 2016, tobacco use amongst teens began to rise, rapidly. The cause? E-cigarettes, or “vapes,” as they are commonly referred to, began dominating the tobacco market. Suddenly, teens and young adults everywhere were hooked on vaping, sucking on plastic, “nicotine-sticks,” blowing white, vapor clouds from sun-up to sun-down.
Vaping: a teenage epidemic
Vaping: a teenage epidemic
Vaping: a teenage epidemic
BROOKINGS – In the mid-2010s, cigarette smoking was on a decline among youth. In fact, cigarette use amongst teens were at their lowest levels since the initial surge of teen cigarette smoking. Then, around 2016, tobacco use amongst teens began to rise, rapidly. The cause? E-cigarettes, or “vapes,” as they are commonly referred to, began dominating the tobacco market. Suddenly, teens and young adults everywhere were hooked on vaping, sucking on plastic, “nicotine-sticks,” blowing white, vapor clouds from sun-up to sun-down.