Vaping Statistics
According to the CDC, 2,409 people have been hospitalized due to vape-related lung damage as of December 2019, and 52 people died.
According to the CDC, 2,409 people have been hospitalized due to vape-related lung damage as of December 2019, and 52 people died.
Vaping skyrocketed in the past few years along with profits for vape manufacturers. Meanwhile, these products remain mostly untested and unregulated.
The FDA just banned the sale of fruit, candy, mint and dessert-flavored vape pods to curb teen vaping, but some experts say that’s not enough.
An alarming 2019 study of American teens revealed that more than one in four young people used a vaping device in the previous month.
2019 was a deadly year for some who use vaping products while there is growing concern among health care professionals that it was just the tip of the iceberg. Begin the new decade with our latest “You Should Know” newsletter about the unregulated, addictive and dangerous practice of vaping.