Concerning Number of Users Now Use E-Cigarettes, States Global Health Organization
More than 100 million individuals, including at least 15 million youth, presently use e-cigarettes, propelling a new trend of nicotine addiction, according to recent worldwide medical reports.
Youth are, typically, nine times more prone than grown-ups to engage in vaping, per existing international figures.
Vaping devices are propelling a "fresh wave" of nicotine addiction, remarked a prominent health expert. "They are marketed as harm reduction but, truthfully, are addicting children on nicotine at younger ages and threaten compromising years of progress."
Teens Being 'Targeted'
"Millions of individuals are stopping, or not taking up tobacco use because of tobacco control measures by states across the planet," the official commented.
"As a reaction to this substantial improvement, the tobacco industry is fighting back with recent nicotine items, forcefully aiming at young people. Authorities must take action faster and stronger in applying proven tobacco-control regulations," the representative continued.
The vaping numbers are an estimate since several states - 109 in sum, and many in Africa and Southeast Asia - fail to collect statistics.
According to the analysis, as of this past February this year, at minimum 86 million e-cigarette users were grown-ups, mainly in developed countries.
And at least 15 million adolescents aged 13 and 15 currently vape, based on surveys from 123 states.
Even though several nations have attempted to establish e-cigarette rules to tackle youth vaping in recent years, by the close of 2024, 62 countries still had no regulation in place, and 74 nations had no age limit at which e-cigarettes are allowed to be purchased, reports the medical organization.
At the same time, tobacco usage has been decreasing - from an estimated 1.38 billion consumers in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Occurrence of tobacco usage among females fell the greatest - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.
Among men, the drop was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.
But a fifth of adults worldwide yet employs tobacco.
Tobacco use is linked to several illnesses, such as cancer.
Specialists say vaping is far less harmful than traditional cigarettes, and can aid you stop smoking. It is discouraged for individuals who avoid tobacco.
Electronic cigarettes eliminate burning tobacco and avoid generating resin or carbon monoxide, two of the most harmful elements in tobacco smoke. They contain nicotine, which can be habit-forming.