Worrying Number of People Now Use E-Cigarettes, Reports Global Health Authority
More than 100 hundred million individuals, including at least 15 million youth, presently use e-cigarettes, fueling a new trend of nicotine habit, according to recent international health data.
Minors are, typically, nine times more prone than mature individuals to use e-cigarettes, based on available international data.
E-cigarettes are fueling a "fresh wave" of nicotine dependency, commented a senior health official. "These devices are promoted as damage limitation but, in reality, are addicting youth on nicotine earlier and threaten compromising decades of progress."
Adolescents Being 'Focused On'
"Countless of people are stopping, or avoiding tobacco consumption thanks to tobacco control initiatives by countries around the planet," the representative said.
"As a reaction to this strong progress, the tobacco sector is resisting with recent nicotine products, aggressively aiming at young people. Governments must act faster and more vigorously in applying proven tobacco-control regulations," he added.
The vaping statistics are a projection since numerous countries - 109 in total, and several in Africa and Asian regions - lack statistics.
Per the analysis, as of February this year, at bare minimum 86 million e-cigarette users were mature individuals, mostly in wealthy states.
And at least 15 million adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 currently vape, according to research from 123 nations.
Even though many states have tried to introduce e-cigarette policies to tackle youth vaping in recent years, by the end of 2024, 62 nations still had no measure in effect, and 74 nations had no age restriction at which e-cigarettes are allowed to be purchased, says the health organization.
Meanwhile, tobacco consumption has been dropping - from an projected 1.38 billion consumers in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Occurrence of tobacco usage among females decreased the most - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.
For males, the drop was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.
But one in five of mature individuals globally yet employs tobacco.
Smoking is associated to numerous diseases, including cancer.
Experts claim vaping is considerably less dangerous than cigarettes, and can aid you stop smoking. It is advised against for those who don't smoke.
Electronic cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not produce resin or toxic gas, two of the most damaging components in tobacco vapors. They include nicotine, which may be habit-forming.
