The effects of vaping on children and adolescent health: a review of systematic reviews

This review was requested by the Department of Health to inform the development of policy and regulation on vapes in Northern Ireland. The proportion of children vaping at least once a week doubled from 3% in 2016 to 6% in 2022. The aim of this review was to provide evidence on the health effects of...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2024-11, Vol.404, p.S87-S87
Main Authors: Reynolds, Ciara Marie Edel, Mack, Jenny Barbara, O’Connor, Louise, McAvoy, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Binge drinking
Cannabis
Children
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Comparators
Conflicts of interest
Cross-sectional studies
Development policy
Drinking behavior
Funding
GLP-1 receptor agonists
Longitudinal studies
Mental disorders
Mental health
Meta-analysis
Nicotine
Public health
Quality assessment
Quality control
Respiratory function
Reviews
Smoking
Substance use
Systematic review
Teenagers
Tobacco
Vaping
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Summary:This review was requested by the Department of Health to inform the development of policy and regulation on vapes in Northern Ireland. The proportion of children vaping at least once a week doubled from 3% in 2016 to 6% in 2022. The aim of this review was to provide evidence on the health effects of vaping in children and adolescents. To meet policy cycle timelines, a rapid review of systematic reviews published in the last ten years was conducted. The Population Exposure Comparator Outcome (PECO) framework was used to formulate the research question: To examine the health effects (outcomes) of vaping (exposure) in those aged 88%) and the two systematic reviews that contained meta-analyses investigating respiratory outcomes (>72%). Research overlap was handled by reporting on the highest quality, most recent review with the largest number of primary studies included. The hi
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02008-7