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Since 2014, e-cigarettes have been the tobacco product that is used most commonly among American teenagers. By 2018, more than 3.6 million Americans under the age of eighteen were regularly using an electronic vapor device.

There are several reasons that vaping is popular in these three countries. All three have a very high concentration of smokers, which would explain the large number of people who try electronic vapor devices to help them quit smoking. These three countries are also three of the most financially prosperous in the world, which means people have more disposable income to use on products like vaping pens. And since all three countries also have strict controls on tobacco products, prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products are often higher than those of vaping products. By contrast, in countries where fewer people can afford electronic vapor devices, cigarettes are probably a cheaper alternative, because they may be less regulated. Today, vaping is also popular in many European countries like Sweden, Italy, Germany, and Norway. Popularity in Asian and African

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