Dr. David Hammond is leading a new study to examine the health risks of e-cigarettes among young people in Canada

Canada has among the highest rates of nicotine vaping in the world, with more than one in 10 high school students vaping daily. The intensity of vaping and measures of addiction have also increased in recent years, particularly among young people.

Although there is a consensus among researchers that vaping poses a health risk, it has not yet been determined how severe it may be for lung health and chronic disease.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Heart and Stroke and the Canadian Lung Association have awarded Dr. David Hammond, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, $2 million to examine the health impact of vaping among more than 1,000 young people who will be followed over a two-year period.

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