Early vaping linked to smoking risk

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E-cigarette use in early adolescents who also smoke tends to raise the risk of future smoking, according to a new analysis of the issue.

Dr Jeremy Staff of Pennsylvania State University, USA, and colleagues have looked at the influence of e-cigarettes, using figures from two large cohorts in the UK and USA, including 1,893 young people. This showed that 57% of UK and 58% of US young cigarette smokers had also used e-cigarettes.