E-cigarette use linked to conventional cigarette smoking among adolescents

Researchers from University of California San Francisco have found that middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes are more likely to become regular smokers of conventional cigarettes. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, looked at data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey conducted in 2011 and 2012. It also found adolescents who used e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes were less likely to quit. Read more here.