Canadian Teens With Extra Cash in Pocket Most Likely to Pick up Vaping: Study

Canadian Teens With Extra Cash in Pocket Most Likely to Pick up Vaping: Study
A researcher holds vape pens in a laboratory in Portland, Ore., on April 16, 2019. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Photo
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Teens with extra money to spend are more likely to buy e-cigarettes, according to a recent study from the University of Waterloo.

Researchers looked at survey responses from 46,000 teens in 167 schools across the country and found that e-cigarettes appear to be “attracting new groups of adolescents who aren’t considered high-risk for traditional cigarette use,” said Dr. Kate Battista, a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Public Health Sciences at Waterloo.