New Study Casts Serious Doubt on Claim that E-Cigarettes Lead to Youth Smoking

This study casts serious doubt on the claims of many anti-tobacco advocates and groups that e-cigarettes cause youth to initiate smoking. Based on the findings of this research, it is extremely rare to find nonsmoking youth who experiment with e-cigarettes and then go on to become regular vapers. It appears that most e-cigarette use among nonsmokers is infrequent and experimental, reflecting the likelihood that vaping among nonsmokers remains a purely social phenomenon without any addictive component. This makes it implausible that e-cigarettes represent a gateway to youth smoking. Further research from longitudinal studies is necessary to confirm this finding, but for now, there is no reason to believe that e-cigarette use increases the use of tobacco among adolescents.
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