A new study of e-cigarette use is showing that the nicotine delivery devices are a gateway to regular cigarette use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that between 2013 and 2014, e-cigarette use among middle school and high school students in the U.S. tripled. Dr. Thomas Wills, of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Honolulu and colleagues have published research that found teenagers who use e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke standard cigarettes a year later. Heidi Aust, Behavioral Health Consultant with St. Rita’s in Lima says the study is intriguing.
Dr. Wills study can be found in the journal Tobacco Control.
