Teens who vape frequently are exposing themselves to harmful metals like lead and uranium, a new study finds.
Lead levels in urine are 40% higher among intermittent vapers and 30% higher among frequent vapers, compared to occasional vapers, results show.
“These findings call for further research, vaping regulation and targeted public health interventions to mitigate the potential harms of e-An estimated 14% of high school students, more than 2 million, used an e-cigarette in 2022, along with more than 3% of middle school students, around 380,000, researchers said in background notes.
For the study, researchers analyzed data on 200 teenage vapers drawn from an ongoing national study. Their urine samples were tested for the presence of cadmium, lead and uranium.
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