Young people who use vaping products are more likely to smoke cigarettes, to increase their consumption at a time.

According to a new study by RAND Corporation, teenagers who use vaping products may not only smoke more, but also increase their consumption of both products over time.

The research, which provides insight into the smoking and smoking habits of youth transition into adulthood, also reveals that the increasing use of electronic cigarettes and cigarettes over time can only be attributed to other risk factors, such as the consumption of alcohol or marijuana.

"Our work provides more evidence that young people who use electronic cigarettes will gradually smoke in the future," said Michael Dunbar, lead author of the study and behavioral scientist at RAND, a research organization. non-profit. This study also suggests that adolescents do not substitute vaping products for cigarettes. Instead, they use both products more frequently as they get older.

The consumption of teenage electronic cigarettes has been the focus of a recent government review. In September, the Food and Drug Administration said that this use had reached the "epidemic" level and called on manufacturers of the most popular electronic cigarettes to keep their products away from minors.

For this study, more than 2,000 young people from California participated in three surveys over a three-year period, which allowed researchers to model the use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes from 16 to 20 years.

This longitudinal study builds on previous research conducted by RAND on adolescents and found that adolescents who view tobacco and electronic cigarette advertising on the "hidden walls" of tobacco in convenience stores are more willing to try the vaping products than the wall power teens was hidden.

"For young people, the use of these products can actually cause more damage in the long run," Dunbar said. "This highlights the importance of taking steps to prevent young people from marveling first – one way to do this could be to limit advertising on e-cigarettes and other tobacco products in spaces that are accessible to the public. children. "

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