The use of E-Cigarettes among Adolescents in the United States

Authors

  • Dr. Henry OLawrence

  • Dr. Linda Martinez

  • Andre Garcia

  • Patricia Ramos

  • Dejay Pequillo

  • Carina Marquez

Keywords:

e-cigarettes, vaping, adolescent, teens, youth, advertisement, regulation, health effects

Abstract

Latest research has indicated that e-cigarettes are not safe for all ages from kids to young adults and it has been estimated that 99 of the e-cigarettes sold in the U S contained nicotine This study further investigated why the underage smoking of e-cigarettes is increasing especially among youth in California Additionally the study investigated secondary data from California s Health Interview Survey CHIS 2017 was used to determine if the health effects caused by e-cigarette smoking as well as future directions and implications The research question was to determine whether smoking has increased in teens in the United States due to vaping and e-cigarette devices and whether there is a positive correlation to e-cigarette advertisement and the insufficiency of government regulations The researchers came up with a single hypothesis determine if the lack of information about the negative health effects regulation and parental guidance are contributing factors to the increase of adolescent smoking in the United States

How to Cite

Dr. Henry OLawrence, Dr. Linda Martinez, Andre Garcia, Patricia Ramos, Dejay Pequillo, & Carina Marquez. (2020). The use of E-Cigarettes among Adolescents in the United States. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 20(A7), 1–7. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/3219

The use of E-Cigarettes among Adolescents in the United States

Published

2020-03-15