Schoolchildren who use e-cigarettes are more likely to try tobacco

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uol-swu081517.php

Public Release: 17-Aug-2017
Schoolchildren who use e-cigarettes are more likely to try tobacco
University of Leeds

Vaping - or the use of e-cigarettes - is widely accepted as a safer option for people who are already smoking.

The research published in the Tobacco Control journal raises questions about the role e-cigarettes may play in the progression adolescents make to smoke their first cigarette.

It identified a 'robust association' between e-cigarette use and the increased probability of smoking a cigarette within year.

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