Sharp increase in weaponing among young people – the researcher warns

Every fourth high school girl wears regularly. At the same time, knowledge about the risks is still inadequate.
“The short answer is that we don’t know,” says Alma Larsdotter Zweygberg, PhD student in public health science, for five.

The use of e-cigarettes has increased explosively in recent years, especially among young girls. In the latest school survey, it appears that over a quarter of high school girls in grade two use so-called vein sometime within a 30-day period. At the high school, the figures have also risen rapidly.

Alma Larsdotter Zweygberg, who researches at the Karolinska Institute, notes that much remains to be explored on how the evaporated nicotine fluid affects the body.
– The short answer is that we do not know, what we know is that nicotine is toxic and affects different systems in the body, but we know quite a bit about the weapon, the substances in it are approved to eat but here you breathe in the subjects, says Larsdotter Zweygberg in after five.

The most common argument: better than cigarettes

One of the most common arguments for weaping is that it is better than regular cigarettes. According to Larsdotter Zweygberg, it is a crucial difference if you are already a smoker and switch to e-cigarettes, compared to young people who may start directly with Viking.
– These girls who are wearing, because they are not a relevant comparison – because they were not smokers who became a weapons, says Larsdotter Zweygberg.

Another concern concerns the seasoning of e-juices, where everything from fruit flavors to candy variants attract new users. Tobacco laws within the EU give e-cigarettes more space to use flavoring than regular cigarettes.
– One of the reasons why flavors are not allowed in cigarettes is because it lowers the threshold, it will be better, explains Larsdotter Zweygberg.

Unclear how the body is affected in the long run

In the short term, researchers have seen increased susceptibility to colds and also suspect a connection to asthma. But what can happen in several decades’ term is still unknown, something that worries the experts.
– We have a special responsibility for young people in the population and it is alarming precisely because we know that nicotine is so addictive, says Larsdotter Swegberg.