Health advocates and officials are issuing a new warning for parents timed with back to school month about the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes.
A recent CDC study finds e-cigarette sales surged nearly 50% between 2020 and 2022. Experts believe lots of it has to do with flavored products specifically targeting minors.
One government survey estimates 2.5 million juveniles use e-cigarettes. And more nicotine is being added to vaping products, which health leaders say can be extremely damaging to a young person's development.
"The chemicals in these e-cigarettes are affecting brain development, they're affecting lungs; you know, I just don't think we've seen all of the long-term effects yet," said Liz Pray of the National Association of School Nurses.
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School nurses advise parents to talk with their kids about the dangers of vaping.
Advocates are also calling for a wider ban on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products.
