U.S.: Number of teenagers using e-cigarettes tripled over the past year

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the good news is that teenagers are now using e-cigarettes more than traditional cigarettes. However, it is concerning that the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes has tripled since 2013.

Hugo Network reported on April 21 from American media "hometownstation" that the number of American high school students using e-cigarettes increased from 660,000 to 2 million between 2013 and 2014.

Cary Quashen, head of the Action Family Counseling, stated: "Initially, more and more people who did not smoke e-cigarettes are starting to use them. E-cigarettes were originally intended to help smokers quit, but now they have become another tool for smoking."

Meanwhile, the number of middle school students using e-cigarettes increased from 120,000 to 450,000.

CNN senior medical reporter Elizabeth Cohen stated: "Regardless of the ingredients or their concentrations, nicotine is still nicotine, and it is detrimental to the brain development of teenagers."

Cohen added: "Moreover, when it comes to hookah, the duration of its effects is indeed a problem. When you sit for an hour smoking hookah, the amount of nicotine inhaled is extremely high."

Recently, the flavors of hookah and e-cigarettes have come under scrutiny, as these flavors seem to be marketed specifically to attract children.

Cohen believes that parents must provide proper explanations, helping their middle school or teenage children understand that using e-cigarettes and hookahs may seem harmless and colorful, but the nicotine content is not without harm. In this process, parents have the primary responsibility to educate their children and discuss related issues regarding these products.