Worrying Figures of People Now Use E-Cigarettes, Warns Global Health Authority
More than 100 million users, comprising at least 15 million children, now use e-cigarettes, fueling a fresh trend of nicotine dependency, according to latest international medical data.
Children are, typically, nine times more prone than mature individuals to use e-cigarettes, based on current global figures.
E-cigarettes are propelling a "recent wave" of nicotine habit, stated a leading health expert. "They are advertised as harm reduction but, actually, are addicting kids on nicotine at younger ages and threaten compromising generations of progress."
Teens Being 'Focused On'
"Countless of people are ceasing, or refraining from tobacco usage because of tobacco restriction initiatives by nations throughout the planet," the official said.
"As a reaction to this significant progress, the tobacco business is pushing back with new nicotine devices, forcefully targeting adolescents. Administrations must take action more rapidly and more forcefully in implementing established tobacco-control measures," the official added.
The e-cigarette figures are an approximation since several states - 109 in all, and numerous in African and Asian regions - lack information.
According to the study, as of February this period, at least 86 million e-cigarette individuals were mature individuals, mainly in high-income states.
And at minimum 15 million youth aged 13 and 15 currently use e-cigarettes, according to studies from 123 countries.
While many countries have tried to introduce e-cigarette policies to tackle youth vaping in the past few years, by the conclusion of 2024, 62 nations yet had no regulation in effect, and 74 nations had no age restriction at which e-cigarettes can be purchased, reports the medical authority.
Meanwhile, tobacco use has been dropping - from an projected 1.38 billion individuals in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Prevalence of tobacco consumption among females dropped the largest - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.
Among males, the decrease was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.
But a fifth of grown-ups internationally even now consumes tobacco.
Smoking is connected to many illnesses, including cancer.
Professionals say vaping is significantly less harmful than tobacco products, and can aid you quit smoking. It is discouraged for non-smokers.
Electronic cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not create black substance or CO, a pair of the most damaging components in tobacco fumes. They include nicotine, which may be addictive.
