Vaping is a threat to young people

Due to the surge in e-cigarette advertising, nearly 80% of middle and high school students were exposed to vaping. It is now the most common form of nicotine intake amongst teens. ^[1] When younger people start vaping, they are more likely to develop an addiction to nicotine, which can be harmful to their bodies. The rise in candy-like flavors and the nicely packaged e-cigarettes are marketed towards a younger audience susceptible to buying them. The low cost of the products and accessibility of smoke or vape shops makes it convenient for teens to buy them. In 2015, about 200 children a month were reported to poison control hotlines because of e-cigarettes. ^[2] In 2019 in Wisconsin, at least a dozen people were hospitalized and treated for severe lung damage. The number of cases has been growing from teenagers to adults in their 30s. However, teenagers have been having the most damage in their lungs.^[3] Unlike cigarettes, vaping doesn't take long to damage the body. Some teenagers have had their lungs collapsed a short period after they started smoking e-cigarettes, which signals experts of the fast damage they can have on youth.