Electronic Cigarettes Trending Among Teens Who Want to Get High

By Bisma Kaleem Imam - 08 Sep '15 16:37PM

Seems like the versatility of e-cigarettes is under question now. Teens, who are exposed to this poisonous apparatus are not only indulged in smoking, but there is an improved possibility as to why most of the teens are addicted to this.

Smoking pot and getting high with the accessibility of electronic cigarettes has put another question mark on parent's responsibility as well as left many guardians in utter shock and plain puzzlement.

Health study reveals while conducting a survey based on 4000 Connecticut based students, that electronic cigarettes can actually be a source of vaporizing cannabis. One in five high school students have been claimed to use electronic cigarettes to breathe in not only nicotine, but also uses them to vaporize marijuana.

In most cases, teenagers are using this device to stay out of trouble as electronic cigarettes can certainly conceal the usage of marijuana from the law abiding authorities. According to the latest exploration, almost 30% of the high school enrolled students have tried inhaling marijuana, that too through these latest cigarettes.

The latest trend has engulfed young teens, especially males so that they can use the apparatus for dual purposes. The research was carried out to disclose the negative and adverse effects of the fatal substance, which is used by the teens to pleasure themselves. With the constant inhaling, individuals are exposed to the high concentrations of THC also known as tetrahydrocannabinol. The same results are also unveiled through another research result, directed by Meghan Morean and her team in Ohio. According to her, the trend is modern and many teens are unaware of the undesirable effects, this drug is imposing on them.

Even the establishments have made the after effects public. According to the health authorities, individuals can develop an assorted number of health conditions which includes lung/breathing problems, low sperm count and inability to remember things.

According to the survey conducted by Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal, the average number of teenagers has profoundly doubled starting from 2011.

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