The New Nicotine Threat

In 2016 the US Surgeon General ’s report on e-cigarette use and the public health threat it brings was a first but not the first on tobacco.1 It was the 33rd report on tobacco—that is how big of a threat tobacco products have been and still are to the nation’s health. But it gets worse: the latest figures from 2017-2018 on e-cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use in youth should frighten all nurse practitioners. There was an increase in use by 1.3 million teenagers in 1 year, and it was largely attributable to e-cigarettes and ENDS; the reported use of other tobacco products (i.e.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research