| In general, there are pretty good reasons for suggesting that people avoid addictions before they're at an age where they'll make decisions about it that they'll be happy with over the long term. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164... > AAMODT: So the changes that happen between > 18 and 25 are a continuation of the process that starts > around puberty, and 18 year olds are about halfway through > that process. Their prefrontal cortex is not yet fully > developed. That's the part of the brain that helps you to > inhibit impulses and to plan and organize your behavior to > reach a goal. If nothing else, there's a monetary cost, a possible convenience cost, etc., and people should choose maturely whether that's something they want to take on. (And there are some plausible health risks still with vaping, as others have noted.) |