Vaping may have landed eight teens in the hospital Roaches, dust mites, mold, smoke, vape, and vog all can trigger asthma attacks in children., Asthma affects people of all ages and often begins in childhood. In Hawaii, nearly 1 in 15 children has Asthmatic teens even more likely to vape than those without the illness Vaping' Increases Odds of Asthma and COPD Johns Hopkins Medicine Smoke is one of the worst triggers for an asthma attack. From cigars and cigarettes to pipes and vaping, smoke of any kind including secondhand smoke can increase your risk News Release: New study finds Minnesota youth with asthma are more likely to vape