Many young people who vape did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping. But young people who vape are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than those who never vape. We've developed Vaping on the rise in U.S., especially among young people Pew Research Center Smoking and Vaping Among Young People Vaping now more common than smoking among young people and the risks go beyond lung and brain damage Data Note: Public Views on Vaping and E Cigarettes KFF How worrying is it that more and more teens are using e cigarettes? New Scientist