As pediatric pulmonologists practicing at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, we routinely talk to patients and parents about the harmful effects of nicotine and tobacco products.
We talk to kids early and often about the dangers of nicotine use, but once this habit starts, it is hard to stop.Many kids we talk to have no idea that the vape they are using is loaded with nicotine andcarefully designed to trap them into a debilitating cycle of addiction.
Smoking is associated with long-term problems with lung function and breathing not only for the smoker, but also for children who are exposed to smoke in their environment…