Evelina London Community Services, Sunshine House, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Paediatric Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2024 Mar 19;109(2):60-65. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324752.
The prevalence of vaping among children and young people (CYP) is on the rise. This is perhaps a result of perceiving vaping as 'harmless', especially after an extensive public acceptance through the UK Government's promotion of vaping in smoking cessation as well as lax regulations on advertisements. More awareness and research of the effects of vaping is necessary and a call for immediate public health strategies to be implemented in the UK. This article highlights essential facts about vaping, signs of addiction and cessation support for CYP as part of health promotion.
儿童和青少年（CYP）中使用电子烟的比例正在上升。这可能是因为他们认为电子烟是“无害的”，尤其是在英国政府大力推广电子烟作为戒烟手段并放宽对广告的监管之后，电子烟在公众中得到了广泛的认可。有必要提高对电子烟影响的认识并开展更多研究，并呼吁在英国立即实施公共卫生策略。本文重点介绍了电子烟的基本事实、成瘾迹象以及 CYP 戒烟支持，以作为健康促进的一部分。
