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USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in teen vaping epidemic<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Researchers found that 64% of teens using flavored e-cigs were still vaping six months later, compared to 43% who used more traditional flavors.<\/h4>\n

A new study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily, implicating flavors in the teen vaping epidemic.<\/p>\n

The study \u2014 published online Monday in Pediatrics<\/a>, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics \u2014 could bolster calls for federal restrictions on flavored e-cigs. The products continue to be sold widely more than a month after the Trump administration announced a plan to clear the market of e-cigarettes in flavors other than tobacco. Juul, the market leader, voluntarily pulled its some of its flavored products.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile many children try e-cigarettes, not all become regular users. Teens who use e-cigarettes may be more inclined to continue vaping rather than just temporarily experiment with e-cigs,\u201d said Adam Leventhal<\/a>, director of the USC Institute for Addiction Science<\/a> and professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. \u201cWhether or not children continue vaping is important \u2014 the longer and more frequently you vape, the more you\u2019re exposing yourself to toxins in e-cigarette aerosol and putting yourself at risk for nicotine addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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