Vaping on the rise with teens

According to Statistics Canada, 23% of high school students across the country have tried a vaping product. Of that total, teens and young adults — between the ages of 15 and 24 — report the highest rates of vaping.

“It’s the ‘in’ thing now,” said Robert Schwartz, a senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). “Smoking amongst teens is acceptable, but it’s not the cool thing to do anymore.”

Schwartz said teens are likely attracted to vaping because the term “vaping” suggests water vapour, but it’s actually nicotine they’re taking in.

CAMH works closely with public health units in Toronto and elsewhere to devise intervention programs to prevent youth from vaping. Schwartz said many health units are working with schools and its principals, teachers and students to educate them about the dangerously addictive substance.

“It (vaping) is certainly at epidemic levels now,” said Schwartz. “It’s quite alarming.”

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