Vaping refers to the use of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes which heat chemicals like nicotine into an aerosol that is inhaled. E-cigarette use among teens has doubled in recent years due to various factors like appealing flavors and lack of smell. While e-cigarettes are marketed as safer alternatives to cigarettes, they still contain addictive nicotine and other chemicals that have unknown health effects when inhaled. The document provides tips for parents on educating themselves and their teens about the risks of vaping.

1. Vaping
WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?
are battery-operated products designed to deliver nicotine,
flavor, and other chemicals. They turn chemicals, including
highly addictive nicotine, into an aerosol that is inhaled by
the user.
“Vaping” is becoming an
increasingly dangerous problem
for teens due to the ease of
access, unrecognizable odor,
and misconception of the health
factors.
E-cigarettes are smoke-free and tobacco-free, but they're not
nicotine-free. With traditional cigarettes and now e-cigarettes,
heat creates a freebase form of nicotine that is more addictive.
Vapors also contain chemical flavorings and food preservatives
that may be GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe” by the
FDA. However, no one has considered their safety when it
comes to inhalation.
Using an e-cigarette is called "vaping” because rather than smoke being
inhaled, a chemical cocktail of vapor is inhaled.
Educating your teen on the negative impact of e-cigarettes is becoming
extremely important due to recent changes in advertising policies.
Advertising spend on products like pipes
and lighters in addition to e-cigarettes,
has skyrocketed from:
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recently reported that the
use of e-cigarettes by youth doubled in
just one year from 2011 to 2012.
Television advertisements for
cigarettes have been banned
in the U.S. since 1971, but in
the past few years e-cigarettes
have landed numerous prime-
time appearances.
E-cigarettes don't leave a smell
like tobacco so it's going to be
harder to know if your teen is
vaping.
Some e-cigarettes have candy
flavoring, which could make
them more appealing to some-
one who has not smoked
before, especially teens.
Nicotine can affect brain
development in children and
teens, teaching your teen the
negative effects early could
make the difference.
With global sales of smokeless
tobacco products becoming
nearly a $3 billion business,
‘Big Smokeless Companies”
won’t be leaving the scene
soon.
It can be difficult to know if your kid is using e-cigarettes, because they don’t
smell obviously like tobacco or marijuana. However, e-cigarettes have been
associated with dry cough, as well as mouth and throat irritation. Keep an eye
out for these symptoms if they become persistent.
Be clear with your kids that smoking of any kind (conventional cigarettes,
e-cigarettes, marijuana) is off limits, and include these substances in your
household "no tolerance" policy.
Educate your kids that
e-cigarettes contain nicotine,
which is a HIGHLY addictive
substance.
Look up e-cigarettes so
you are clear about
what they look like and
can identify them.
● http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/smoking-cessation/
10-facts-about-e-cigarettes.htm#page=0
● http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/features/electronic-cigarettes
● http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm172906.htm
● http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smoke-screen-are-e-cigarettes-safe/
● https://www.sciencenews.org/article/health-risks-e-cigarettes-emerge
● http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/06/e-cigarette-use-teens_n_4908986.html
● http://ecigflashbacks.strikingly.com/
● http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/business/media/e-
cigarette-makers-ads-echo-tobaccos-heyday.html?_r=0
SOURCES:
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1-800-675-8101
Electronic Cigarettes
$20
2010 2011 2012
$15
$10
$5
$2.7
MILLION
$7.2
MILLION
$20.8
MILLION
of middle
and high
school student e-cigarette
users had also smoked
traditional cigarettes.
THIS COMES OUT TO APPROXIMATELY
1.78 MillionADOLESCENT E-CIGARETTE USERS USING THIS YEAR
76.3%
OF WHICH
Not Nicotine-Free
“Generally Recognized as Safe”
AT LEAST 1 IN 5 SMOKERS
HAS TRIED E-CIGARETTES
AS HAVE 10 PERCENT OF
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION:
WHAT ARE E-CIGARETTES?
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