"When I go to the nursery, it smells like sourdough"... 15 million teenagers smoke e-cigarettes
1.2 billion people smoke in the world... It was found that at least 15 million adolescents worldwide use e-cigarettes, which is about one in five. According to data recently released by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 100 million e-cigarette users, of which at least 15 million are adolescents aged 13~15. Apart from claims that e-cigarettes have a positive effect on adult smoking cessation, the WHO warns that the age of nicotine addiction is decreasing. "Adolescents are on average 9 times more likely to use e-cigarettes than adults," the WHO said, expressing concern about the tobacco industry's marketing strategy targeting children and adolescents. This is the first t...
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Prevalence
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United States North America
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