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Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance

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ENDS poisoning among young children and youth

Kids poisoned by vapes in Australia
Age groupNumber of children poisoned cases
20212022
0-12 months417
1-4 years42127
5-14 years927
15-19 years825

Reference:
Jane Hansen. (2022). Experts warn of health crisis in the home: Hundreds of kids poisoned by vapes. The Daily Telegraph, 17 December 2022. 

Vape and e-liquid poisoning exposure in Malaysia (2015 – August 2023)
YearVape and e-liquid poisoning casesNo of cases among children aged 19 years and below (n, %)
201563 (50)
201611 (100)
201722(100)
201842 (50)
201976 (86)
20201512 (80)
20212218 (82)
20222011 (55)
2023 (August)2314 (60)
Total10069 (69)

Reference: Vape poisoning exposure calls to National Poison Centre [dataset], Malaysia National Poison Centre.

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What we know so far

2026

2026: Metabolic disruption associated with e-cigarette vaping and secondhand exposure: Urinary metabolomics evidence from a Thai population

2026: Use of electronic cigarettes and asthma across the lifespan

2026: Association between current e-cigarette use and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis focusing on exclusive e-cigarette users

2026: Impact of E-cigarette versus combustible cigarette use on lung function: A cross-sectional study

2026: Comparison of e-Cigarette and Cigarette Use and Dual Use Associations With Disease: Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2026: Patterns of tobacco product use among US adults who use nicotine pouches and the association between nicotine pouch use and tobacco product use cessation

2026: E-cigarette use and subsequent tobacco smoking initiation: an umbrella review with Bayesian model meta-analysis

2026: Multisystem Toxicity of E-Cigarettes in Preclinical and Clinical Studies: Pathophysiologic Effects of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposures from Head to Toe

2026: The chemical profile and toxicological impact of heated tobacco products

2026: The carcinogenicity of e-cigarettes: a qualitative risk assessment

2025: New nicotine and tobacco products and risk of major diseases: A review of the scientific evidence

2025: Exploring the Impact of E-cigarettes on Cardiovascular Health: Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Studies

2025: Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat

2025: A Comprehensive Review of the Harmful Compounds in Electronic Cigarettes

2025: Association of electronic cigarette use and risk of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025: Nicotine Ingestions Among Young Children: 2010-2023

2025: Determination of reactive oxygen species in mainstream smoke from various heated tobacco products

2025: Vaping and harm in young people: umbrella review

2025: E-Cigarettes and the Nicotine Epidemic: Statement From the International Pediatric Association

2025: E-Cigarettes and Cancer: A Qualitative Risk Assessment.  Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

2025: Elevated Toxic Element Emissions from Popular Disposable E-Cigarettes: Sources, Life Cycle, and Health Risks

2024: Vaping, Smoking and Lung Cancer Risk

2024: What Can Current Biomarker Data Tell Us About the Risks of Lung Cancer Posed by Heated Tobacco Products?

2024: Associations between vaping during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024: Epigenomic Dysregulation in Youth Vapers: Implications for Disease Risk Assessment

2024: Influence of gestational window on offspring vascular health in rodents with in utero exposure to electronic cigarettes

2024: Fruit flavors in electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are associated with nocturnal dry cough: A population longitudinal analysis

2024: Associations between vaping and self-reported respiratory symptoms in young people in Canada, England and the US 

2024: Population-Based Disease Odds for E-Cigarettes and Dual Use versus Cigarettes

2024: Effects of e-cigarette smoking on periodontal health: A scoping review

2024: Electronic cigarettes and cardiovascular disease: epidemiological and biological links

2024: Variability in Constituents of E-Cigarette Products Containing Nicotine Analogues

2023: Associations between e-cigarette use or dual use of e-cigarette and combustible cigarette and metabolic syndrome: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

2023: Cardiopulmonary Impact of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Products: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2023: Cardiopulmonary Impact of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Products: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2023: The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose’s prevention strategies

2023: Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: epidemiological and public health challenges

2023: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction

2023: Relieving or aggravating the burden: Non-communicable diseases of dual users of electronic and conventional cigarette in Indonesia

2023: Electronic Cigarette Harms: Aggregate Evidence Shows Damage to Biological Systems

2022: E-Cigarette Toxicology

2022: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: An Updated Policy Statement From the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology

2022: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: An Updated Policy Statement From the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology

2022: Alterations of Mitochondrial Network by Cigarette Smoking and E-Cigarette Vaping

2021: Effects of E-Cigarette Exposure on Prenatal Life and Childhood Respiratory Health: A Review of Current Evidence

2021: WHO study group on tobacco product regulation: Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: eighth report of a WHO study group

2021: Cardiorespiratory and Immunologic Effects of Electronic Cigarettes

2021: Characterizing the Chemical Landscape in Commercial E-Cigarette Liquids and Aerosols by Liquid Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

2021: E-Cigarettes: A New Threat to Cardiovascular Health – A World Heart Federation Policy Brief

2020: Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Incident Respiratory Conditions Among US Adults From 2013 to 2018

2020: Chemical and Toxicological Characterization of Vaping Emission Products from Commonly Used Vape Juice Diluents

2020: Electronic cigarettes and vaping associated pulmonary illness (VAPI): A narrative review

2019: Electronic cigarettes disrupt lung lipid homeostasis and innate immunity independent of nicotine

2019: Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) by pregnant women I: Risk of small-for-gestational-age birth

2019: Characteristics and toxicant emissions of JUUL electronic cigarettes

2019: Teen’s Two-Pod A Day Juul Addiction Caused Massive Stroke, Lawsuit Says

2019: The cardiovascular effects of electronic cigarettes: A systematic review of experimental studies

2018: Cariogenic potential of sweet flavors in electronic-cigarette liquids

2018: Use of e-cigarettes (vapourisers) among adults in Great Britain

2017: Should e-cigarette use be included in indoor smoking bans?

2016: A systematic review of the health risks from passive exposure to electronic cigarette vapour

2016: Environmental Health Committee (EHC) Emerging Issue Brief Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in Indoor Environments Also known as E-cigs / E-cigarettes / “Vaping”

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