Chadi Nicholas, Belanger Richard E
CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, Quebec.
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Oct 20;25(6):337-339. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxz137. eCollection 2020 Oct.
E-cigarettes have become the most important source of nicotine exposure among adolescents. While e-cigarettes may have the potential to help some adults quit smoking, there is a lack of reliable evidence that this would apply to adolescents. On the contrary, e-cigarette use is associated with subsequent use of cigarettes and other tobacco products in teens and is also associated with increased use of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. Research on the health effects of e-cigarettes is rapidly emerging suggesting that they carry several acute and long-term risks, particularly for adolescents' still-developing bodies and brains. While several strategies to help youth quit smoking exist, much less is known about effective clinical interventions for adolescents presenting with an addiction to nicotine consumed through e-cigarettes. We discuss the latest research on e-cigarettes with a focus on health effects in youth and propose potential avenues for concerted action among paediatric providers and decision makers.
电子烟已成为青少年接触尼古丁的最重要来源。虽然电子烟可能有帮助一些成年人戒烟的潜力,但缺乏可靠证据表明这适用于青少年。相反,青少年使用电子烟与随后使用香烟及其他烟草制品有关,还与酒精、大麻和其他毒品的使用增加有关。关于电子烟对健康影响的研究正在迅速涌现,表明它们存在多种急性和长期风险,尤其是对青少年仍在发育的身体和大脑。虽然有几种帮助年轻人戒烟的策略,但对于对通过电子烟摄入尼古丁上瘾的青少年的有效临床干预措施知之甚少。我们讨论了关于电子烟的最新研究,重点是对青少年健康的影响,并提出了儿科医疗服务提供者和决策者采取协同行动的潜在途径。