Vaping: What Parents Need to Know Vaping isn't harmless it's a serious concern. Most vape products contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance that can impact developing brains and overall health. Chart: Teenagers Two to Three Times More Likely to Vape Than Smoke Statista Vaping has overtaken cigarettes as the dominant nicotine risk for young people. The 2025 Monitoring the Future survey of 24,000+ US students confirms what schools have been seeing for years: 31% of We were shocked': Vaping considerably increases lung cancer risk among people who smoke The Surgeon General's office says gay people vape more than straight people. Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so: Newsroom UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas