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Faced with the proliferation of scented disposable vapes (or puffs), the National Committee against Smoking recommends putting an end to their sales. For Damien Mascret, doctor and journalist, vaping is the lesser evil, even if not doing so remains ideal.
Do flavored electronic cigarettes encourage young people to smoke more? For Damian Mascretit all depends on the country. A meta-analysis shows that “teens who smoked e-cigarettes had an almost three-fold increased risk of later smoking tobacco“. But there are fewer young smokers in the countries studied. “In a country like France, which already has a lot of young smokers, we see that vaping on the contrary reduces the risk of later smoking tobacco by 24%, according to a study carried out on nearly 40,000 teenagers.continues Damien Mascret, present on the set of 20 Hours, Monday February 13.
Less harmful than tobacco
Vaping is not harmless, but remains a lesser evil: “the High Council for Public Health believes that vaping can sometimes help those who smoke either to reduce their tobacco consumption or to quit”reminds Damien Mascret. “What is certain is that for health, vaping is infinitely less harmful than smoking tobacco. Now theideal c‘East no vaping or smoking.“
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