The new study, led by Ahmad Besaratinia, PhD, associate professor of research at the Keck School, examined a group of people matched for age, gender and race, divided equally into three categories: vapers only, smokers only and a control group of people who neither vaped nor smoked
Tobacco use in the Black American community Background Black Americans have a higher prevalence of smoking compared with other racial and ethnic groups, and they are disproportionately affected by tobacco use in several ways
"Retail sales data are key to providing real-time information on the rapidly changing e-cigarette landscape, which is essential to reducing youth tobacco use." Citing the appeal of flavored e-cigarettes to children, the FDA announced in January 2020 that it would prohibit sales of sweet and fruit-flavored e-cigarette pre-filled pods, which led to the demise of big brands such as Juul and Vuse
Many e-cigarettes have been allowed to stay on the market for years without undergoing a review of their public health impact, sparking an epidemic of youth use
