VAPING 101

A vaporizer is an electric device that turns vaping material into vapor. A vaporizer usually consists of battery, main console or housing, cartridges, and atomizer or cartomizer. The battery generates the power for the heating element in the atomizer , which contacts the vaping material and transforms it into vapor for inhalation.

What is a vaping ?

E-Cigs and & Vaporizers – What are they?

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�  Devices to heat a substance and create a vapor

Figure 1. Parts of an e-cigarette.

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E-cigarettes are popular among teens and are now the most commonly used form of tobacco among youth in the United States. Their easy availability, alluring advertisements, various e-liquid flavors, and the belief that they're safer than cigarettes have helped make them appealing to this age group. Further, a study of high school students found that one in four teens reported using e-cigarettes for dripping, a practice in which people produce and inhale vapors by placing e-liquid drops directly onto heated atomizer coils. Teens reported the following reasons for dripping: to create thicker vapor , to improve flavors , and to produce a stronger throat hit—a pleasurable feeling that the vapor creates when it causes the throat to contract.

What is the vapor in a vaporizer?

Vapor is defined as “a substance diffused or suspended in the air which is originally a liquid or solid turned into a gaseous form.” The vapor in a vaporizer  is the gaseous form of any of the vaping materials. The vapor looks thicker than smoke, however, smells much better, and quickly dissipates into the air.

�  Easy to conceal use � No odor � No smoke

�  Can use in the bathroom, or discreetly in a classroom �  Marketing advantage

�  Flavors: E-cigs not included in Tobacco Control Act of 2009

�  JUUL looks like a flash drive

Vaping – Appealing to Adolescents

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What is a JUUL ?

JUUL devices heat up a cartridge containing oils to create vapor, which quickly dissolves into the air. The device is small enough to fit in a closed fist and has a sleek, tech-inspired design that resembles a USB flash drive.

JUULING Manufacturer says that JUUL is only for adults, but it comes in flavors — such as mint, mango and crème brulee — which are proven to appeal to young people and initiate the use of tobacco products.

Does JUUL have nicotine?

Yes. In fact, a single JUUL cartridge is roughly equal to a pack of cigarettes, or 200 cigarette puffs, according to the product website. Nicotine is an addictive chemical, and evidence suggests that nicotine use during adolescence and young adulthood has long term impacts on brain development.

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The JUUL Defense – PR & Technicalities

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Wet & Dry Vaping

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�  Cartridges = wet � Refillable or closed

�  Cannabis or THC wax = dry � …most of the time

�  Drug subculture, group identification �  Terms

�  Juice � Analog/Burner � Throat hit � Dry puff � Vape Tricks �  Blend

Vaping Jargon – A Select List

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What is e-juice and e-liquid?

•  E-juice, also called e-liquid, is the primary material used in vaporizers, and consists of a PG (propylene glycol) and VG (vegetable glycerin) base, flavorings, and may or may not contain nicotine.

•  There is a variety of e-liquids available on the market, and you can find flavors raining from the most basic fruity ones to some very innovative flavors such as desserts, candies, and so on.

E-Liquids �  PG vs. VG

�  PG �  Thinner, + Throat Hit

� VG �  Thicker, sweeter, more vapor

�  Buying E-Liquid

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vaping There are four types of vapes depending on the material you want: 1.Vaporizers for E-Liquids: Used for e-liquids, they can range from very small cig-a-likes to very powerful vape mods. 2. Dry Herb Vaporizer: Are mainly used for cannabis, and mostly used for recreational purposes as well as for medicinal purposes. 3. Vaporizers for Waxes/Oily Concentrates: Used for waxes as well as concentrates, these are the rather less common type of vaporizers. 4. Hybrid Vaporizers: Usually, the most expensive type of vapes are the ones that allow you to vape more than one

What is Dripping ? �  Take a cartridge off your atomizer and put 3-5 drops of your

favorite juice directly onto the atomizer coil or bridge. This will yield a couple ultra clean puffs full of vapor. Anytime you want to take another hit simply put a few more drops onto the atomizer. Superior taste and vapor production is obviously enticing to many people, especially if they find themselves refilling regular cartridges too often.

VAPING  Vape pens are commonly used for burning concentrated THC oil called wax or dabs that have significantly higher amounts of THC (the psychoactive chemical that gets you stoned in marijuana) than any joint.  Vaping wax has virtually no smell, so you’d be unlikely to recognize what was in her pen.  Smoking dabs can be much more dangerous than smoking your standard marijuana due to the highly concentrated THC content that can have severe health ramifications.  Smoking or vaping wax can lead to psychotic breaks and hallucinations.  It is much more addictive than usual marijuana use.  

What is so fascinating to kids about vape pens?   In one sense, kids are vaping for the same reasons teens have started smoking cigarettes since before any of us were born… the illusion of being cool, a distraction from insecurities and boredom. Vape pens are created with designer patterns, lights and technical aspects for both aesthetic and functional customization.  It’s almost like having an iPod Touch that you can smoke.  There’s always a way to modify your vape pen to create bigger clouds or upgrade to a better vape pen.  

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VAPING •  The fact that there have not been sufficient scientific studies

done on them.  

•  Vape pens are relatively new to the market and kids are crazy to get their hands on regardless of the health risks.

•  We don’t know what the long term health risks are.  This unknown makes every teenager with a vape pen a lab rat!

VAPING : Health Effects for Teens

Teens who use nicotine products in any form, including e-cigarettes, are uniquely at risk for long-lasting effects. Because nicotine affects the development of the brain's reward system, continued e-cigarette use can not only lead to nicotine addiction, but it also can make other drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine more pleasurable to a teen's developing brain. E-cigarettes can lead to nicotine addiction and increased risk for addiction to other drugs. E-cigarette use also exposes the lungs to a variety of chemicals, including those added to e-liquids, and other chemicals produced during the heating/vaporizing process.

VAPING One of the most frightening aspects of the Juul, or any electronic cigarette, is that any Juuler of this generation doesn’t quite understand that they are a guinea pig in a test on what the Juul’s effects are on human health. The current generation of e-cig smokers isn’t old enough for scientists to properly analyze the effects of the drug. The industry’s relative youth means that the long term effects of the e-cigarette on your body are unknown. BOTTOM LINE- THE ONLY THING THAT GOES IN YOUR LUNGS IS FRESH AIR !!! Remember that adolescence is a temporary mental disorder... and it will pass within a few years. !!!!

Bottom Line on E-Cigs

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�  They aren’t as bad for you as combustible cigarettes �  But they’re not good for you either

�  They are habit-forming via nicotine � And socially reinforcing through vaping culture

�  They are a significant risk for looping new kids into cigarette smoking

�  They might be useful as a smoking cessation tool

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