Vaping

A roundup of all the unsuspecting celebrities who vape Kylie Jenner blowing vape rings on her Snapchat story is a core memory Vanessa Hudgens recently ...

Back in the days when Kylie Jenner acted like the queen of social media, she shared a video of herself on her story. Helen Flanagan aka Rosie Webster in Coronation Street stepped out for an e-cigarette launch in 2014 and the visuals are amazing. But alas, he is no stranger to vaping. Last year, Dua Lipa quit smoking as part of a major health push ahead of her 81-day world tour. In 2019, she and Drake rented an entire 32-lane bowling alley and visited a vape lounge. Vanessa Hudgens recently announced that she’s giving up vaping this year and shared a photo of herself glammed up to the sky with a vape in hand.

Wondering if vaping around babies and kids is safe? Here, experts weigh in on what to be wary of, including secondhand vape smoke.

“There is no question that the children of smokers are more likely to grow up to become smokers or vapers themselves. “But,” she adds, “parents should set their workplace expectations, including that their home is a first, second, and thirdhand smoke-free environment when interviewing potential child care providers and further address that expectation in their [written work agreement](https://www.care.com/homepay/sample-nanny-contract?_qs=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwJWdBhCYARIsAJc4idDRopG-DjfUxE7HA7s4qcWksvHMZrvq7yG-HeYsC87XTo7OFaliNlMaAiTdEALw_wcB).” “Residue can remain on the hands, which can react with the environment to cause pollutants, and nicotine remains as well,” she says. “Many people have smell sensitivities, allergies and/or adverse effects from the aerosol,” Frank says. “These all can be harmful to children.” “Because of this, secondhand aerosols are more likely to be present on surfaces, such as the floor and furniture. This aerosol can also settle onto dust and surfaces in the area, which can lead to thirdhand exposure.” “The full extent of harm from tobacco smoking took decades to discover and thirdhand smoking even longer,” he says. “Part of this aerosol is exhaled into the environment, which can be inhaled by those around — secondhand aerosol. “The simple answer is ‘no,’” says Dr. However, instead of inhaling burning tobacco directly, with [vaping](https://uihc.org/childrens/health-topics/smoking-vs-vaping-there-difference), a person is inhaling the heated liquid that has been turned into vapor. “Using e-cigarettes [vaping] is not safe around children and babies,” says Dr.

Meghan Rebuli, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine and member of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung ...

[United States](https://nnn.ng/unc-researchers-address-the-epidemic-of-lung-injuries-associated-with-the-use-of-electronic-cigarettes-or-vaping-products-evali/#United States) “I think that continuing to push for regulation of e-cigarettes is really important, especially in light of the fact that a lot of young people use these products,” Rebuli said. [Meghan Rebeli](https://nnn.ng/unc-researchers-address-the-epidemic-of-lung-injuries-associated-with-the-use-of-electronic-cigarettes-or-vaping-products-evali/#Meghan Rebeli) “This epidemic is largely caused by the unregulated and rapidly evolving nature of the e-cigarette industry and certainly highlights the need for continued action by both researchers and government agencies.” [Annals of the American Thoracic Society in December](https://nnn.ng/unc-researchers-address-the-epidemic-of-lung-injuries-associated-with-the-use-of-electronic-cigarettes-or-vaping-products-evali/#Annals of the American Thoracic Society in December) We need to have good scientific evidence before we can start promoting the use of the product. [United States](https://nnn.ng/tag/united-states/),” said Meghan Rebuli, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department. [EVALI](https://nnn.ng/tag/evali/), which primarily affects youth and young adults. But what’s most important to researchers is protecting the public from harmful chemicals, even if it means promoting the fact that they don’t know much about the long-term effects of these products. The vitamin can be taken as a supplement and is present in both health foods and cosmetics. Early in the epidemic, the CDC took samples of e-cigarettes to identify what EVALI patients were breathing into their respiratory systems. A new report, with Rebuli as lead author, was published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society in December. There must be documented use of e-cigarettes before symptoms occur, evidence of infiltrate within the lungs via X-ray or CT scan, and the absence of other infections or lung diseases.

Reducing the nicotine strength of disposable vapes, restricting vape store locations and changing flavour labelling are among the proposed measures.

Reducing nicotine levels in vaping products may hinder this,” Verrall stated to Fair Go at the time. Loucas said the plan to reduce the maximum strength of nicotine salts in disposable vapes leaves her concerned reusable vape nicotine strengths will be reduced in the future. She said the Ministry of Health expects to hear from the vaping industry and the public on the proposals. Harding said storefront advertising of vape products and stopping convenience stores being approved as specialist vape retailers are other areas that should be looked at by the Government to reduce the attractiveness of vaping to young people. "We would still call for it to be 20 milligrams because it's the highly addictive nature of nicotine that gets our kids, rangatahi, actually addicted and dependant on these products," she said. The Government is proposing a further suite of vaping restrictions in a bid to stop young people starting the habit.

Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says the new restrictions will protect young people from "the appeal and attractiveness" of vaping.

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