A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana -- a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds.
Researchers found that between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of teens who reported any marijuana use in the past month ticked upward slightly -- from 13.9% to 15.4%.
At the same time, the proportion of kids who smoke marijuana declined. In essence, vaping seemed to be replacing smoking, according to lead researcher Katherine Keyes, a professor at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Vaping, she added, has become"normalized," while at the same time"pro-marijuana messages" have grown.
And while vaping does not involve smoke, the liquids used in vaporizers do contain potentially toxic chemicals, Richter pointed out. Vitamin E acetate, an additive in some THC-containing vaping products, has been linked to severe -- and sometimes fatal -- lung injuries. By 2019, marijuana vaping was more popular than traditional pot smoking among all racial and ethnic groups, except for Black teens.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
As prices rise, big box stores reveal how shoppers are navigating inflationAs inflation rises, shoppers are looking for alternative ways to make their dollar go a bit further.
Read more »
Philadelphia convenience stores 'closing left and right' due to rise in brazen thefts'We have now lost about 15-20 stores in the city of Philadelphia... Nobody wants to run the business in the city of Philadelphia. Very dangerous,' said Manzoor Chughtai.
Read more »
Gov. Kathy Hochul's attempts to curb rise in domestic terrorism become political football in gubernatorial raceRep. Tom Suozzi called her a hypocrite, charging that when she was in Congress she was a big supporter of the NRA.
Read more »
A third of US should be considering masks amid rise in COVID-19 cases, officials sayIncreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are putting more of the U.S. under guidelines issued by the CDC that call for masking and other infection precautions.
Read more »
Despite more shelters, outreach, programs, homelessness on the rise in San Diego CountyThe annual count taken in February shows a 10 percent increase since January 2020
Read more »
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; continuing claims lowest since 1969New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market remains tight amid worker shortages, with the number of Americans on jobless rolls at its lowest since 1969 in early May.
Read more »