A student vapes in a parking lot outside of Vons grocery store. Almost 20% of 18 to 29-year-old Americans vape, according to a Gallup poll. Photos by Lucian HimesThe E-cigarette industry made $22.8 billion globally in 2022, an amount that industry experts expect to increase by 3.44% annually, according to Statista.Young people largely drive this profit, as a Gallup poll found … [Read more...] about ‘A Perfect Storm’: Why Young People Vape and the Consequences Associated With It
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Breath is Precious: The Vaping Disease Killed My Mother
Photo courtesy of Mary Margaret Davis At first, the doctors said it was pneumonia. On the way back from the hospital two days before her death, my mother groaned between coughs, “I’m never smoking again; I’m throwing out all of my e-cigarettes and weed pens.” This was a groundbreaking statement from my mother, who, like many, had embraced vaping as an alternative to … [Read more...] about Breath is Precious: The Vaping Disease Killed My Mother