Summary
Electronic cigarettes have grown in popularity due to natural curiosity, novel flavors, and advertising as both a means
to aid smoking cessation and a “safe” smoking option. There is a substantial body of research on the harmful physical
health effects of vaping, but there are relatively few studies on its mental health effects, particularly in adolescents
10e21 years of age. The purpose of this review is to examine the negative effects of vaping on mental health, in
particular depression and suicidality. Using the databases PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and the search engine
Google Scholar, we focused on observational studies looking into association between vaping, depression and suicidality.
We found 7255 studies; after removing duplicates and other irrelevant articles, 106 articles were left. After
reviewing the abstracts and titles, 99 citations were manually removed, 7 studies were included in the final review.
Suicide attempts were significantly higher among e-cigarette users compared to non-users. E-cigarette use was associated
with depression, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt. Suicide attempts were significantly higher among e-cigarette
users compared to non-users. It is critical to raise awareness about the association between electronic cigarettes and
adolescent mental health.
Citation
Javed S, Usmani S, Sarfraz Z, et al. a Scoping Review of Vaping, E-Cigarettes and Mental health Impact: Depression and Suicidality. Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives. 2022;12(3):33-39. doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1053
