Electronic smoking devices: a dangerous hobby for children and adolescents. A review

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The bandwagon for electronic smoking devices among children and adolescents is currently epidemic-like. This is due to the misconception supported by manufacturers about the alleged safety of e-cigarettes and vapes compared to tobacco smoking. However, to date, it has been established that the use of electronic smoking devices, on the contrary, leads to an increase in nicotine dependence, increases the risk of smoking, and double consumption. The long-term health effects of inhaled aerosol from electronic smoking devices have not been thoroughly studied. However, studies showed its cytotoxic and immunosuppressive effects, the ability to drive inflammation and oxidative stress, impair mucociliary clearance, alter airway reactivity, cause DNA damage, and hamper its repair. The association between the use of electronic smoking devices and asthma has been shown. The potential adverse health effects of e-cigarettes need to be carefully studied, especially in children and adolescents.

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Irina I. Pshenichnikova

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Email: PshenichnikovaII@rmapo.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0058-3803

Cand. Sci. (Med.), Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Russian Federation, Moscow

Aleksey V. Komarov

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Email: zakharova-rmapo@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9039-6413

Resident, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Russian Federation, Moscow

Arina D. Pshenichnikova

School №1584

Email: zakharova-rmapo@yandex.ru

11th grade student, School №1584

Russian Federation, Moscow

Irina N. Zakharova

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Author for correspondence.
Email: zakharova-rmapo@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4200-4598

D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Russian Federation, Moscow

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