Young people who vape are three times as likely to start smoking, develop asthma and have poor mental health as those who do not. The study indicates consistent links between vaping and future smoking among youth.
Among U.S. adults with any mental illness, 25 percent are current smokers—more than double the rate for those without mental illness. Patients with serious mental illness have substantially elevated smoking rates, with schizophrenia rates as high as 80 to 90 percent.
The new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital indicates that if fluoride is banned nationwide, dental costs could surge by $9.8 billion in five years and lead to 25.4 million additional cavities in children.