Leveraging the COVID Pandemic to Advance Vapophobia

Jeffrey A. SingerThere isno link between nicotine in e ‐​cigarettes and E‐​cigarette of Vaping Product‐​Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI). EVALI cases have been traced tovitamin E acetate, used as a solvent for THC in black market vaping products. Flavored vaping products arepreferred by adults who switch from combustible tobacco smoking to vaping. Yet none of these facts prevented a federal ban on flavored vaping products from going into effect last February. Not satisfied with a ban on flavored products, vaping opponents are now trying to leverage fear of COVID-19 infection as a means of preventing many adults from choosing to engage in an activity they find pleasurable.A study published in theJournal of Adolescent Health looked at a national sample of adolescents and young adults and concluded:“The findings from a national sample of adolescents and young adults show that electronic cigarette use and dual use of electronic cigarettes and cigarettes are significant underlying risk factors for coronavirus disease … Being diagnosed with Covid‐​19 was five times more likely among young people who have used e‐​cigarettes ever.”“…who have used e‐​cigarettes ever.” Does that mean that if a person tries an e ‐​cigarette at a party and never does so again, that person is still at greater risk of contracting COVID-19?Bear in mind that it has been illegal to sell vaping products to per...
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