About 1 in 5 people over the age of 12, an estimated 61.9 million people in the U.S
In addition to affecting smell and taste, e-cigarette use is associated with a higher plaque index, probing depth, clinical attachment loss, and peri-implant bone loss, compared to traditional smokers, as evidenced by a systematic review of the detrimental effects of e-cigarettes on oral health 12
Along with the extremely addictive nature of nicotine and its intersection with mental health, youth use of nicotine can impair brain development, increase heart rate and blood pressure, and is associated with reproductive health impacts [9, 10, 11] While the health impacts of long-term nicotine exposure (without being paired with combustible tobacco) continues to be studied, it is important to note that acute symptoms of nicotine sickness can occur when consuming high nicotine levels, which include intense vomiting, nausea, headache, shallow breathing, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and dizziness and tremors
This hesitance does increase as folks grow older. Sterling expects edibles to continue to surge past smoked and even vaped cannabis as users shy away from inhaled products that could affect the lungs