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Is there a new generation of nicotine addicts emerging in the US? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of young people who had never smoked a cigarette but used e-cigarettes tripled in 2013 from 2011. That’s from 79,000 in 2011 to 263,000 in 2013. According to a study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 44% of non-smoking youth who had used e-cigarettes said they intended to smoke conventional cigarettes within the next year. This should be cause for concern for parents and the public health community, said the lead author of the study, Rebecca Bunnell.
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