After 20 Years on the Market: The Current Outlook on E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

Katarzyna Drewnowska; Jakub Modrzewski; Julia Radziszewska; Agata Drozd; Agata Kościelniak; Klaudia Danielewicz; Agata Rypińska; Zofia Kupczyk; Julia Kuźmiuk; Klaudia Piskorowska; Łukasz Kreft

doi:10.20883/medical.e1306

Authors

Katarzyna Drewnowska National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9388-3533
Jakub Modrzewski National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0208-2046
Julia Radziszewska National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5112-0381
Agata Drozd Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7083-3718
Agata Kościelniak Independent Public Healthcare Center in Pruszków, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8088-4452
Klaudia Danielewicz The District Medical Center in Grójec, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6767-3906
Agata Rypińska National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6117-7676
Zofia Kupczyk Independent Public Healthcare Institution in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7945-8605
Julia Kuźmiuk Independent Public Healthcare Institution in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7474-4666
Klaudia Piskorowska 5th Military Hospital with Polyclinic in Cracow, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9134-0745
Łukasz Kreft Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9865-6906

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20883/medical.e1306

Keywords:

electronic cigarettes, vaping, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, adolescents, addiction

Abstract

Introduction. Electronic nicotine dispensing systems, commonly known as e-cigarettes, remain the most widely used tobacco product among the youth, with current worldwide use estimated at approximately 5 to 7%. Nevertheless, several aspects of knowledge on their sustained consumption are based on suppositions, such as their role as a “gateway” into cigarette smoking for new generations and the potential subsequent renormalisation of tobacco use. Moreover, recent clinical trials and toxicological assessments have yielded noteworthy findings, revealing their potential to cause tissue damage in the lungs, heart, and oral cavity.

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Author Biographies

Katarzyna Drewnowska, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Jakub Modrzewski, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Julia Radziszewska, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Agata Drozd, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland

medical student
Agata Kościelniak, Independent Public Healthcare Center in Pruszków, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Klaudia Danielewicz, The District Medical Center in Grójec, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Agata Rypińska, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Zofia Kupczyk, Independent Public Healthcare Institution in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Julia Kuźmiuk, Independent Public Healthcare Institution in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Klaudia Piskorowska, 5th Military Hospital with Polyclinic in Cracow, Poland

medical doctor, intern
Łukasz Kreft, Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

medical doctor, intern

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