Worrying Number of People Now Use E-Cigarettes, Reports Global Health Authority
More than 100 million individuals, including at least 15 million children, now employ e-cigarettes, fueling a new surge of nicotine addiction, per current global medical findings.
Youth are, on average, nine times more likely than mature individuals to use e-cigarettes, according to current global figures.
Vaping devices are driving a "recent wave" of nicotine addiction, stated a leading health representative. "They are advertised as harm reduction but, actually, are ensnaring kids on nicotine earlier and threaten undermining decades of improvement."
Adolescents Being 'Aimed At'
"Millions of individuals are quitting, or avoiding tobacco use because of tobacco restriction measures by nations around the globe," the official stated.
"As an answer to this significant improvement, the tobacco industry is resisting with recent nicotine devices, forcefully aiming at young people. Governments must act more rapidly and more forcefully in applying proven tobacco-control policies," the representative added.
The vaping numbers are an approximation since several countries - 109 in all, and many in Africa and Asian regions - fail to collect statistics.
Per the report, as of February this period, at least 86 million e-cigarette consumers were grown-ups, primarily in developed nations.
And at bare minimum 15 million adolescents aged 13 and 15 presently engage in vaping, based on surveys from 123 nations.
While many states have tried to establish e-cigarette rules to tackle youth vaping in recent years, by the conclusion of 2024, 62 countries even now had no regulation in effect, and 74 countries had no age restriction at which e-cigarettes can be bought, states the public health authority.
Simultaneously, tobacco usage has been declining - from an estimated 1.38 billion users in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Frequency of tobacco use among women dropped the most - 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 mature individuals internationally still employs tobacco.
Cigarette consumption is linked to numerous conditions, including cancer.
Experts say vaping is considerably less dangerous than tobacco products, and can aid you cease smoking. It is advised against for those who don't smoke.
Electronic cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not produce tar or toxic gas, a pair of the most damaging substances in tobacco vapors. They contain nicotine, which might be addictive.
