What Are the Harms of Vaping in Young People Who Have Never Smoked - Colin Mendelsohn
Youth Vaping
Gateway Theory
Nicotine Dependence
Public Health Policy
Concerns about youth vaping are overblown and are driving policy. This video outlines the evidence on vaping by the key at-risk group: young people who have never smoked. In this group, regular vaping is rare and vaping is diverting them from smoking. Vaping by never-smokers causes only minor health effects and nicotine dependence is very uncommon. Strategies for reducing youth vaping are discussed.