Smoking and E-cigarettes: What Teens Need to Know

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Patient Education| 2021 Smoking and E-cigarettes: What Teens Need to Know Connected Content Translation: Tabaquismo y cigarrillos electrónicos: Lo que los adolescentes deben saber Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Smoking and E-cigarettes: What Teens Need to Know. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document146 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Topics: cancer, electronic cigarettes, nicotine, smoke, smokers, smoking, tobacco, cigarettes, lung cancer Many people think that the only people harmed by tobacco and nicotine use are smokers who have smoked for a long time. The fact is that tobacco and nicotine use can be harmful to everyone. This includes unborn babies and people who don’t smoke. If you smoke cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, or use (vape) e-cigarettes or use smokeless tobacco, such as chew or snuff, the best thing you can do for yourself and for everyone around you is to quit. If you have thought about vaping or trying other tobacco products, the best thing you can do for yourself and for everyone around you is to not start. Here is information from your doctor about the many health risks related to tobacco use and tips for smokers on how to quit. Smoking causes 87% of lung cancer deaths. Lung cancer is... © 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.