Youth vaping is still a major public health issue. Over 1.6 million U.S. middle & high school students used e cigarettes in 2024. Most chose flavored products designed to hook Some reports state that these new, flavored smoking devices are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes but how safe is vaping? In this third part of a four part series, China Daily examines the Vaping Isn't More Harmful Than Smoking Perception Studies Pod Salt UK Is Your Child Vaping? How Vaping Affecting Youth.