Commentary
As states like California crack down on vaping, it’s time to ask, what, if any, dangers are posed by vaping products?
Fewer and fewer American teenagers are smoking cigarettes. Although this is cause for celebration, an increasing number of teenagers are vaping instead. As this short piece will demonstrate, vaping is incredibly dangerous. In addition to destroying an individual’s heart, vaping also damages the brain. This is especially true for teenagers, whose brains are going through critical periods of development.
“E-cigarettes,” “vapes,” “vape pens,” call them what you will; these products are trendy. By the decade’s end, the vape market is expected to be worth a cool $182.84 billion. The United States has the largest vaping market of all countries in the world. At present, one in twenty Americans vape. Over 2 million teens are vapers; half a million of these boys and girls vape daily. Children as young as 11 are now hooked….