Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

There’s been a lot of discussion and concerns about the long-term effects of vaping of late, especially regarding young people. New research has started to uncover potential long-term problems with vaping.    What is the problem with vaping?  It was introduced as a “quit smoking” tool and was accepted to be less harmful than smoking.  Useful as a quit smoking tool, as a substitute for cigarettes .  However, the growing issue in NZ is young people taking up vaping who would otherwise not smoke.  Surveys indicate that 26.5% of 18–24-year-olds and 10% of 14–18-year-olds vape daily.   Concerns if there would be long-term effects on these young people.     Is it addictive?  Many vapes have nicotine which is highly addictive.  Increasing reports of people not being able to get off vapes.  We know nicotine can cause concerns over brain development, increased risk of anxiety, raise blood pressure, and increased heartrates.  Vapes can irritate th