Children who vape are more likely to go on to be smokers, be diagnosed with asthma and have poor mental health, new analysis suggests.
The largest global review on vaping in young people found โconsistent evidenceโ that children who vape are three times more likely to go on to become smokers.
The study also pointed to links between vaping and increased odds of respiratory illness and substance abuse, including drinking and marijuana use.
Experts from the University of York and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), both in the UK, analysed all available reviews on youth vaping โ known as an umbrella review.
It included 56 reviews on 384 studies. Of these, 21 looked at the use of e-cigarettes among young people and later cigarette smoking.
Not only were vapers more likely to smoke in later life, they were also more likely to smoke more frequently and intensely, experts said.