“I want them to take away that we are experiencing an epidemic rise in youth use. We have never seen anything like this before—a doubling in use rates by kids in 12th grade. Clinicians have a unique role to play. In regard to adults, we recognize the harm-reduction potential of these products.
But we need to help adults understand that you only achieve harm reduction if you actually switch over from combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes and vaping. We need to understand that these products are uniquely harmful to young people and can affect learning, attention, and memory. We don't want a new generation of young people to become addicted to nicotine.”
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams-from Medscape Interview “Vaping and e-Cigarettes in Kids: An Unprecedented Epidemic” (Januari 28, 2019)
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“I want them to take away that we are experiencing an epidemic rise in youth use. We have never seen anything like this before—a doubling in use rates by kids in 12th grade. Clinicians have a unique role to play. In regard to adults, we recognize the harm-reduction potential of these products.
But we need to help adults understand that you only achieve harm reduction if you actually switch over from combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes and vaping. We need to understand that these products are uniquely harmful to young people and can affect learning, attention, and memory. We don't want a new generation of young people to become addicted to nicotine.”
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams-from Medscape Interview “Vaping and e-Cigarettes in Kids: An Unprecedented Epidemic” (Januari 28, 2019)
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