As the popularity of e-cigarette use among teenagers skyrockets, reports indicate that vaping is affecting young athletes and youth athletic programs nationwide.
It's extremely difficult to catch kids vaping because some e-cigarettes are small and can look like a pen or flash drive. But among kids rumored to vape, McPherson said,"if they got a cold, it was much more severe."
"What we're seeing is that kids are feeling the effects of e-cigarette use, including the impact on athletic performance," Amanda Graham, a senior vice president at Truth Initiative, said. The need for vaping cessation programs tailored to teenagers is expanding."Over the past 5 years, we’ve seen a growing number of state quit lines change their eligibility criteria from 18 years old to younger ages," Linda Bailey, president of the North American Quitline Consortium, wrote in an email to NBC News.
"We're trying to let them know, if you're feeling that, and it's your vape, that's probably a sign that it's not working for you, and you need to do something different," Ylioja said.Trouble breathing because of vaping was one reason Madison Langer, 18, of Vancouver, Washington, gave up gymnastics. Langer was good enough to make the varsity gymnastics team in high school. She and her team traveled to state competitions.
After successfully quitting her e-cigarette addiction, Madison Langer, 18, works to as a peer educator to help other teens recover from substance abuse.Langer quit the team in favor of becoming a heavy user of nicotine. In addition to Juul pods, she took more concentrated nicotine in the form of liquid drops.
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