By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. | Contributor August is National Wellness Month, a great occasion to consider some of the basic questions parents have about vaping, like how many kids actually do it and whether or not it’s something they should be concerned about. For that reason, I’ve prepared a brief…
By Madeline Hammett It is not uncommon knowledge that teenagers have been using and abusing various nicotine devices, turning to e-cigarettes in recent years. However, one mystery does remain: why do a vast number of teenagers opt to take such a large toll on their health? “Between 2011 and 2019,…
A pediatric pulmonologist’s stance on the misconceptions of e-cigarettes By Dr. Devika Rao, pediatric pulmonologist at Children’s Health | Contributor Recently, a friend of mine told me her five-year-old son asked her why people smoke. As a pediatrician, she explained that the nicotine in cigarettes is addictive. He replied, “I’ll…
Is Danger Lurking Behind the “Benefits” of eCigarettes? by Karyn Brodsky You can’t escape the vape. Those slender, flute-like tubes are everywhere—not only being used to inhale vapors by adults, but also by teens and yes, tweens, who are attracted to the various candy and fruit-flavored “juices” mixed with nicotine….