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Using digital cigarettes amongst Greek youngsters has surged in recent times, elevating critical public well being issues. Vaping has developed from a smoking cessation device for adults into a stylish behavior amongst kids, luring them with colourful designs and candy flavors whereas delivering addictive nicotine.
A nationwide examine performed in 2022 by the College Psychological Well being Analysis Institute discovered 38.6% of Tenth-graders in Greece had tried an e-cigarette, with 25.1% utilizing yet another than 3 times. Alarmingly, 10.8% had vaped a number of occasions throughout the previous 10 days, indicating potential habit. The examine, which surveyed 6,250 college students, revealed a pointy improve in youth vaping, with experimentation charges rising from 16.6% in 2014 to 36.7% in 2018.
The examine discovered that 28.2% of Tenth graders had smoked a cigarette, with 7.8% reporting every day use. Two thirds of pupil vapers have additionally tried conventional smoking.
