Study finds teen girls vaping at higher rates than boys

With the advent of e-cigarettes, millions of smokers gained a way to get their nicotine fix without many of the negative health effects of lighting tobacco on fire. Of course, because the technology is relatively new, there’s plenty we don’t know about any other adverse long-term effects. That’s one reason it’s particularly troubling that young people have adopted vaping, too. Now the latest data on youth vaping trends is out, and it’s showing some interesting gender differences.  In a letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics, a team of researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina reports that vaping is on the rise among girls. It’s a bit puzzling. For decades, the reverse was true—more men and boys indulged in nicotine products than women. But according to data from the youth cohort for the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, girls have been more likely to vape than boys since 2021, with a wider gap in older teens. Read more: “How Nicotine Disrupts the “Lung-Brain Axis”—And Could Lead to Dementia” The post Teen Girls Are Now More Likely to Vape Than Boys appeared first on Nautilus.

For decades, boys and men were more likely than their female peers to use nicotine. But a new study from MUSC shows that among U.S. adolescents, that pattern has reversed for vaping.