Commentary

Educating teens, young adults about dangers of vaping


 

Dr. Jorandby is chief medical officer of Lakeview Health in Jacksonville, Fla. She trained in addiction psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

References

1. CDC. Outbreak of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping. 2019 Sep 19.

2. CDC. Outbreak of lung illness associated with using e-cigarette products. Investigation notice. 2019 Sep 6.

3. FDA. Warning letter, JUUL Labs. 2019 Sep 9.

4. Sixth person dies of vaping-related illness. The Hill. 2019 Sep 10.

5. Layden JE. Pulmonary illness related to cigarette use in Illinois and Wisconsin – preliminary report. N Engl J Med. 2019 Sep 6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1911614.

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7. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Public health consequences of e-cigarettes. 2018.

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* This column was updated 9/24/2019.

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