A study over the use of e-cigarettes was published in the journal Pediatrics' November edition, indicating that vaping often goes unnoticed by parents as compared to the use of traditional tobacco cigarettes.
The data was collected from an ongoing household cohort Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study among U.S. youth (aged 12–17) and adults. An analysis was done to understand the knowledge or suspicion of parents or guardians over their child’s tobacco use, which was categorized as cigarette only, electronic cigarette only, smokeless tobacco only, noncigarette combustible only, and poly use.
The study also examined the rules of using tobacco set forth inside the home and whether parents discussed with youth about not using tobacco as predictors over the use in the following 1 to 3 years.
The results indicated that the use of traditional tobacco cigarettes was known by the parents, whereas they were less informed whether their teen vaped or used smokeless tobacco products.
The study further noted that the parents hold influential roles in preventing youth tobacco use. Teens are less likely to initiate tobacco smoking when parents don't smoke and intervene actively, prohibiting tobacco use in the house.
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, warned that vaping goes unnoticed by parents, and the overall data indicated that it is increasing among teens, with 1-in-5 high schoolers vaping.
The vaping epidemic is growing in the U.S., and several lawsuits have been filed against JUUL and the manufacturers of other e-cigarettes, alleging life-long nicotine addictions, severe lung damage, and other injuries.
JUUL Labs Inc. is currently facing more than 1,100 lawsuits and class action claims, each claiming that the manufacturer created false and misleading advertisements for JUUL, plaguing the U.S. with nicotine addiction problems in recent years. JUUL litigation is centralized under MDL. No. 2913 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
