The U.S. Surgeon General’s office released a sharp condemnation of e-cigarette use, especially among young people and teens, calling the rise in usage an “epidemic” in statements on Tuesday.
Citing previous research into “vaping” that was conducted years ago, Surgeon General Jerome Adams stated that the use of e-cigarettes was definitively “unsafe” for youngsters.
“Two years after my predecessor sounded the alarm bells, youth e-cigarette use has skyrocketed — so much so today that I am officially declaring e-cigarette use among youth an epidemic in the United States,” Adams said, per reporting from ABC News.
He added that the use of the word “epidemic” was purposeful. “I do not use that word lightly,” Adams said.
A particular concern for e-cigarette usage, especially for young people, is the amount of nicotine that is in the product. A common e-cigarette cartridge from producer JUUL, a popular e-cigarette company, contains the same levels of nicotine as does about 20 cigarettes.
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