TORONTO Researchers in the U.S. say they have found an association between vaping and mental fog, and it appears more likely among youth who began vaping before age 14. Two recent studies from the University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) have found that adults and youth who smoke and vape are more likely to report difficulties in mental functions such as memory, decision-making and concentrating. According to a press release from the university, the studies examined more than 18,000 American youth, estimated to be between the ages of 11 and 18, who responded to the National Youth Tobacco Survey and 886,000 adults who responded to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Vaping linked to mental fog: Studies
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New York, Dec 29 : There appears to be a clear link between e-cigarette use and mental fog as two new studies have found that those who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers.
It also appeared that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14. Our studies add to growing evidence that vaping should not be considered a safe alternative to tobacco smoking, said study author Dongmei Li, Associate Professor at University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) in New York.
Vaping could be just as damaging to young people s brains as tobacco smoking, according to new research.
Both teenagers and adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions, say US scientists.
However, the risk of mental fogginess rises further for those who take up the habit before the age of 14. Our studies add to growing evidence vaping should not be considered a safe alternative to tobacco smoking, said study lead author Profess Dongmei Li, of the University of Rochester, New York.
Both teenagers and adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions (stock)
Two new studies find an association between vaping and mental fog.
Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers. It also appeared that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14.
While other studies have found an association between vaping and mental impairment in animals, this is the first to draw this connection in people. Led by Dongmei Li, associate professor in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, the team mined data from two major national surveys.
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New York– There appears to be a clear link between e-cigarette use and mental fog as two new studies have found that those who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers.
It also appeared that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14.
“Our studies add to growing evidence that vaping should not be considered a safe alternative to tobacco smoking,” said study author Dongmei Li, Associate Professor at University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) in New York.