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VAPING
What Parents Need To Know
WHAT IS VAPING?
THE ACT OF INHALING VAPOR PRODUCED BY ANY KIND OF E-CIGARETTE OR PERSONAL VAPORIZER. USERS LOAD A LIQUID SOLUTION CONTAINING THEIR DRUG OF CHOICE INTO THE DEVICE. WHEN THEY DRAW ON THE DEVICE, THE BATTERY HEATS
THE LIQUID, WHICH IS THEN ATOMIZED INTO AN INHALABLE VAPOR.
VAPING DEVICES:
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• Electronic cigarette: Smokeless, battery operated device used to
deliver nicotine with flavorings or other chemicals to the lungs.
• Vaporizer pen or vape pen: A device ranging in size from a standard
pen to a large cigar used to generate an inhalable vapor from a solid,
semi-solid, or liquid substance.
• Three components: A liquid cartridge used to produce the vapor.
A heating element known as the atomizer and a rechargeable
battery to power the atomizer.
TEENS MAY NOT CALL THEM E-CIGARETTES:
“CARTRIDGES”
“CARTS”
“WATER PIPE”
“VAPE PIPE/PEN”
“VAPE”
“JUUL”
“SOURIN DROP”
Note: Some e-cigs connect to other electronic devices to play music and answer calls.
WHAT ARE TEENS VAPING?
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E-LIQUID/E-JUICE
• MAIN INGREDIENT: PROPYLENE GLYCOL
(PG ) AND/OR VEGETABLE GLYCERIN (VG)
USUALLY WITH WATER-SOLUBLE FOOD
FLAVORINGS WITH OR WITHOUT
NICOTINE & THC.
• ALLERGIES TO PG ARE RARE, BUT IT CAN
IRRITATE THE LUNGS AND EYES AND MAY
BE MORE HARMFUL TO PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES LIKE ASTHMA
AND EMPHYSEMA.
• THE FDA GENERALLY VIEWS BOTH PG
AND VG AS SAFE IN FOOD, DRUGS AND
COSMETICS BUT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN
SUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES DONE ON
WHAT THE IMPACT OF INHALING THEM
ON A SHORT OR LONG TERM BASIS MAY
BE.
• PLEASE NOTE: IT IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR
WHAT IS IN E-LIQUIDS.
WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?
JUST WATER VAPOR?
“HARMLESS” VAPOR TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE FORMED AS THE E-LIQUID HEATS UP TO MAKE THE AEROSOL THAT E-CIG USERS INHALE
NICOTINE
• E-CIGARETTES CAN INCREASE
NICOTINE ADDICTION AMONG
YOUNG PEOPLE AND MAY LEAD
KIDS TO TRY OTHER TOBACCO
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
CONVENTIONAL CIGARETTES
• TEENS DON’T ALWAYS KNOW
HOW MUCH NICOTINE THEY ARE
INHALING
THC :TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL IS THE CHEMICAL RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF
MARIJUANA'S PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS (NIDA).
• DRY HERBAL MARIJUANA
(FLOWERS),MARIJUANA OIL OR
WAX AND SYNTHETIC FORMS OF
MARIJUANA
• LIQUID THC IS APPLIED TO A
VAPING DEVICE THE SAME WAY
THAT FLAVORED NICOTINE LIQUID
IS
• USE OF HASH OIL, IS BECOMING
MORE COMMON
ALCOHOL • WHEN YOU DRINK ALCOHOL, IT IS
ABSORBED THROUGH THE BODY
OVER TIME
• WHEN YOU VAPE ALCOHOL, IT GOES
DIRECTLY INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM
• THERE IS A RAPID RUSH OF ALCOHOL
TO THE BRAIN
• RATES OF ALCOHOL POISONING ARE
MUCH HIGHER AND THERE IS NO
WAY TO “DETOX” FROM IT
HOW DO TEENS GET VAPES AND HOW MUCH DO THEY COST?
It’s disturbingly easy
for kids to buy vaping
gear online. All they
need is to “claim” they
are old enough plus a
debit or credit card.
Some companies have
even given away free
samples over the
internet.
E-CIGS AND SCHOOLS • PRODUCTS THAT LOOK LIKE PENS OR HIGHLIGHTERS CAN EASILY BE HIDDEN
BY STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS
• TEACHERS MAY NOT RECOGNIZE E-CIGS, AND SMOKE DETECTORS WON’T CATCH THE
AEROSOL
• THERE IS NO ODOR
TALKING WITH TEENS
• SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT CIGARETTE SMOKING HAS DECREASED
OVER THE YEARS, KIDS AND ADULTS HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THAT
IT IS BAD FOR YOU.
• UNFORTUNATELY, KIDS ARE NOW GETTING THE MARKETING MESSAGE
THAT VAPING IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE.
TALKING WITH TEENS
• PLAY IT CASUAL AND TRY NOT TO BE CRITICAL OR JUDGMENTAL.
• TIMING IS EVERYTHING. LOOK FOR NATURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THE
DISCUSSION.
• CONVERSATION STARTERS:
• “I'VE READ/HEARD THIS” OR
• “I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT…?” OR
• “DO YOU KNOW ANY KIDS THAT ARE USING E-CIGARETTES?” OR
• “WHAT DO YOUR CLASSMATES THINK ABOUT E-CIGARETTES?” OR
• “WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VAPING?”
TALKING WITH TEENS
• IT'S HARDER TO DETECT IF KIDS ARE USING E-CIGARETTES COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES.
• THEY WON'T HAVE SMOKE ON THEIR BREATH, BUT YOU MAY SMELL
SOMETHING SWEET…. OR THEY MAY SHOW SIGNS OF NICOTINE
WITHDRAWAL, LIKE THE IRRITABILITY ADULT CIGARETTE SMOKERS CAN
EXPERIENCE.
• THEY MAY BE SPENDING MONEY ON VAPE PRODUCTS AND MAY BE HANGING
OUT WITH OTHER KIDS WHO VAPE.
TALKING WITH TEENS
• GET EDUCATED AND STRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF VAPING, AS A DECISION TO
NOT JUST MAKE ON A WHIM, BUT ONE WITH POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF
LIFELONG PROBLEMS.
• THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU THAT IT IS A SERIOUS DRUG.
TALKING WITH TEENS
• TODAY'S TEENS ARE HEALTH-SAVVY.
• NICOTINE CAN LEAD TO:
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• FATIGUE
• SUDDEN MOOD CHANGES
• CAN LEAD TO A LIFELONG, EXPENSIVE AND HEALTH-HARMING ADDICTION
PARENT TIPS FROM THE SURGEON GENERAL
• HTTPS://E-CIGARETTES.SURGEONGENERAL.GOV/
• HTTPS://E-CIGARETTES.SURGEONGENERAL.GOV/DOCUMENTS/SGR_ECIG_PARENTTIPSHEET_508.PDF