20 Questions
What is the main concern regarding e-cigarette use among young people?
Higher risk of addiction to other substances in the future
What is one of the concerns related to the nicotine content in e-cigarettes?
It is harmful to the developing brains of younger users
What percentage of high school students use e-cigarettes according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey?
20%
What does the research literature review mentioned in the text associate with e-cigarette use?
Increased risk of lung and cardiovascular health issues
What is the overall health advice regarding e-cigarettes for nonsmokers?
Nonsmokers should never use them
What is the main concern regarding e-cigarette use and cardiovascular health?
Increased risk of blood clot and atherosclerosis due to the creation of carbonyl compounds from e-cigarette aerosol
What did the first study linking e-cigarette use to cancer find?
Mice exposed to e-cigarette aerosol for 54 weeks developed carcinomas of the lungs and abnormal bladder cell growth
What is the potential consequence of exposure to increased cinnamon flavoring in e-cigarettes?
Significant cell death compared to other flavors
What is the known health concern associated with pulegone, a compound found in prepared oil extracts of certain mint plants?
Pulegone is a known carcinogen
What do ongoing case studies and in vitro research suggest about e-cigarettes' impact on the respiratory system?
E-cigarettes cause quantifiable injury to the small airways of the lungs and are associated with inflammatory diseases like pneumonia and interstitial lung disease
E-cigarettes are threatening to addict a new generation to ______.
nicotine
Young people who use e-cigarettes are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than their peers who do not ______.
vape
E-cigarettes contain ______, sometimes at levels near or exceeding those found in combustible cigarettes.
nicotine
To date, no one knows the long-term effects of e-cigarette use, although research continues to investigate some of the rapidly emerging evidence of adverse effects on ______ and cardiovascular health.
lung
A recent and robust research literature review of e-cigarette health effects found that use of these products has been associated with increased odds of chronic cough, phlegm and ______, as well as asthma diagnoses.
bronchitis
E-cigarettes may be causing quantifiable injury to the small airways of the lungs and were associated with a number of inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, like pneumonia and interstitial lung ______
disease
Human cells exposed to vaped e-liquid have been found to have decreased viability, with certain flavor compounds posing particular cell toxicity ______
risks
The first study to link e-cigarette use to cancer was published in October 2019. Researchers found that mice exposed to e-cigarette aerosol for 54 weeks developed carcinomas of the lungs and abnormal bladder cell ______
growth
More research over a longer time period is needed to understand the full breadth of health consequences associated with the use of e-cigarettes as well as how their use compares to the well-established negative effects of long-term combustible cigarette ______
use
Carbonyls are created when propylene glycol and glycerol – common solvents in e-liquid – are exposed to the high heat of an e-cigarette ______
coil
Test your knowledge about the health effects of e-cigarettes and their impact on young people. Learn about the alarming rise in e-cigarette use among non-smoking youth and the potential consequences of nicotine addiction.
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