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Parents are less aware that their children vape

2020-10-08T06:00:01.981Z


Parents and guardians are less likely to know or be suspicious when their children vape or use other tobacco products.


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(CNN) -

Millions of young people "vape."

How aware are your parents of this?

Not much, says a new study.

Parents and guardians are less likely to know or suspect when their children "vape" or use other tobacco products than when they smoke cigarettes, says the study, published in the scientific journal Pediatrics.

Approximately 70% of parents and guardians of minors who smoke reported that they knew or suspected it.

For children who use e-cigarettes, the percentage is around 40%, according to the study.

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"When parents think of tobacco, many imagine themselves smoking a cigarette, but other tobacco and nicotine products may not occur to them," said Dr. Benjamin Chaffee, lead author of the study and associate professor at the College of University of California San Francisco Dentistry (UCSF).

"E-cigarettes, in particular, can look like a technological device and don't produce a long-lasting smell."

Other types of tobacco products that are more likely to go unnoticed are combustible products other than cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.

Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Any use of tobacco or nicotine by children is concerning," Chaffee told CNN.

“Any product that releases nicotine has a high risk of addiction.

Exposure to nicotine is of particular concern to adolescents, whose brains are still developing.

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"Vaping" is an epidemic

Two years ago, US Chief Health Officer Jerome Adams declared that "vaping" among young people was an "epidemic."

In 2020, 3.02 million high school students and 550,000 high school students reported being current e-cigarette users, according to data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey analyzed by the CDC and the US Food and Drug Administration. UU. (FDA, for its acronym in English).

During the coronavirus pandemic, the correlation between smoking and vaping and an increased risk of severe cases of covid-19 has also been investigated.

In August, lawmakers asked the FDA to clean up the market for all e-cigarettes during the crisis, citing concerns about "vapers" since the age of 13.

Parents and conscience

The UCSF study used nationally representative data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH), and followed more than 23,000 youth ages 12-17.

Parents and guardians were more likely to know or suspect that their child used tobacco or nicotine products if the child was older, male, white, and lived with a tobacco user, according to the study.

The analysis also found that parents with lower levels of education were more likely to know or suspect that their child uses tobacco or nicotine products.

Mothers were found to be more aware than fathers.

The study was conducted before the 2019 outbreak of 'vaping' -related lung injuries, which Chaffee says may have raised awareness of the dangers of vaping for young users.

The role of house rules

Another focus of the study, along with parental awareness, was the role of house rules in relation to tobacco use.

Children living in homes with stricter child and adult tobacco use rules, as well as visitors, guests and workers, were 20% to 26% less likely to start using tobacco, the study reported.

"Parents are role models for their children," said Chaffee.

“The first thing parents can do is not use tobacco products on their own.

For parents still trying to quit smoking, they can make sure that home is always a tobacco-free space.

Rules and expectations set at home were found to be more effective than simply talking to children about not using tobacco, although the study did not measure the quality of those conversations.

“While we found that talking to children alone was not as effective as in tobacco-free homes, we still believe that parents should have clear, high-quality communication with their children about tobacco and vaping,” said Chaffee.

- CNN's Naomi Thomas and Jacqueline Howard contributed to this story.

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Source: cnnespanol

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