Sam Filby, Cape Town University and Richard Van Zyl Smith, Cape Town University
Children, some, swollen on a vape to see in school forms.
This World Health Organization Targeted flavors and target marketing such as the main reasons for the entrance flavor and young people in this trend.
In UsE-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students aged 12, 5.9% of students aged 12.
Surveys from Uk 20.5% of children (in 11-17), 7.6% of the VAPE are 7.6% of children. Similar Rules of use Southeast Asia has been found to 11.8% from 3.3% to 11.8%. There are more evidence for vape use among teenagers living in Africa scarce.
We are public health researchers studying the phenomenon in South Africa. Our last Education published in the parliamentary medicine of Lancet, found the sky of the sky between South African students. Our survey More than 25,000 South African high school students among 52 schools in eighths in South Africa.
16.8% of the patterned students are currently using e-cigarettes.
The research showed firmly Children should not use these products due to health risks.
Our findings in South Africa show that adolescent high prices are not limited in high-income countries.
Harmful effects to young minds and organs
The 2016 report called the US Surgeon General Vaping among young people “Emergency public health problem“.
One reason for this is that these products are usually delivered nicotine. The use of nicotine during maturity damages the growing brain that has the potential Long-term effects Learning, memory and attention.
Nicotine is also an addictive substance. Usually associated with dependency behavior development further increases mental illness, mental health problem experienced by some teenagers.
Item abuse can reduce the inhibitions that cause high-risk behavior.
Non-Nicotine Veal is also bad for health. The chemical composition of special flavors such as cherries, cinnamon and vanilla is also shown damage to lung lungs and blood vessels.
This Increased popularity The use of e-cigarettes between teenagers in the world should help young people who are prioritized to young people who refuse vet.
Explores South African Schools
We approached large centers such as Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. They were all “paid” schools. We could not include less well-known schools without easy Internet or free payment schools.
We have classified schools to three braces:
- Low paid schools: annual payments between R20,000 and R40,000 (US $ 1.00-2,100)
- Medium-paid schools: annual payments between R40,000 and R90,000 ($ 2100-4,800)
- High-paid schools: More than R90,000 annual payments (more than $ 4,800).
17% of students in our sample participated in low-paid schools, 64% took part in medium-paid schools and took part in 19% high-interest schools. 31% of Learners participated in the co-chairs and 41% took part in general viscons and attended 29% of the purchase schools.
The students were asked about four products in 30 days before the survey: e-cigarettes, tobacco cigarettes, mystery and hookah pipes.
Students said they were currently ordered, additional questions were asked
About their vaping history and habits. We asked about the students
Reasons for starting and vape.
We learned e-cigarette use, nicotine addiction and mental use using this information
Health and social stresses related to vaping between a great example of the south
Learners of African High School.
Exciting rates
16.8% of schools studying in our study have now determined that e-cigarettes are currently using e-cigarettes. The use of tobacco cigarettes (2%), the use of cannabis (5%) and the use of a hookah pipe (3%) has very low prices.
The proportion of learning stating that the use of e-cigarettes: 9% of students, this vapes, which has increased by average 29.5% (will turn 18 in the last academic year) there were up to 46% of the 12th grade students in some schools.
Among the learners who showed that there are 38% or more than half of the students, more than half of the students in our sample, said they took four or more days.
88% of the students said they were using vapes in Nicotine. About 47% of waking up in the first hour of wake up – it offers a lot nicotine addiction. We estimate that high school learners can be seriously dependent on the nicotine of high school trainers.
Why are teenagers begin and continue the vida and continue
The main reasons for the start of the visha we have seen that VAPE is distinguished from the main reasons.
- From only half of the students who are social (50.6%)
(Family, friends, peers, peers, peers, you need to fit) as the reasons for starting. 20% of the learners have begun visas to cope with stress and anxiety, 16.2% have begun from common interest. - VAPE was to cope with the common reasons referred to continue using
because of concern, depression or stress (28.4%) or dependent (14.9%).
Some learners clearly stated the dependence on the justification:
This is an addictive, no matter what, I can’t stand. (Woman, 17)
Others described it as more habit:
Has become a habit. I need to consume something constantly. (Woman, 18)
Fewer than 10% of students have identified social impacts due to their continues to lose votes.
About 46% of students, the reason for continuing dependence, vape, did not adapt to the patterns that they are usually adapted to the patterns seen in dependents. This means that many students have many students to know that many students are addictive in our sample.
What to do
Our study emphasizes urgent need for coordinated public health
To solve the vaping crisis among high school learners.
The South African government must pass tobacco products and electrons
Delivery systems control bill. This legislation will ensure the sale of observations near schools or online.
Restrictions on the advertisement of the vaping products shown in the bill, it can help to reduce the common interest of the Vaping-in vaping.
The dangerous myth “safe of Van” should also be debunked.
Finally, we have to help to stop vaping on addicted teenagers.
Punishing students for vaping is less likely to have an effective strategy. Parents should be more informed Marks Vaping and key problems manage it.
Health experts should ask young people about the use of vape during daily inspections.
And school consultants should teach teens to struggle strategies to help you walk the problems of life.
Sam FilbyResearch employee, research unit, economy of excisable products, Cape Town University and Richard Van Zyl SmithAssociate Professor and Consultant Pulmonologist, Cape Town University
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