Teens and young adults are more likely than adults to suffer from the “vaper disease” EVALI, which has pneumonia-like symptoms due to underdeveloped lungs and more frequent vaping. Marine Gambaryan, head of the Center for Tobacco Consumption Prevention and Control of the National Medical Research Center for Treatment and Preventive Medicine of the Russian Ministry of Health, informed socialbites.ca about this.
“The average age of those hospitalized with EVALI is 20. About 15% of those hospitalized are under the age of 18. First, the lungs of a teenager are indeed more vulnerable to the effects of steam – the development of lung tissue, the development of respiratory function continues until the age of 21. And if a person starts using e-cigarettes at the age of 15, of course, he risks suffering more than an adult. Second, teenagers use e-cigarettes much more often than adults. People in their 40s and 50s can sometimes switch to electronic cigarettes, for example, to quit smoking. However, adults do not use e-cigarettes as actively as teenagers who can keep them out of their hands all day. Consequently, a higher incidence among young people is due to these factors,” he explained.
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