Youth Tobacco Use

When you think of tobacco use, you may think of just cigarettes but today’s youth is getting their nicotine in another way; vaping and E-cigarettes.  Vapes and E-cigarettes are devices that people use to inhale nicotine instead of burning tobacco.  Vapes heat liquid nicotine to make “vapor”.  Of course the companies that sell this claim that it is safe, is it?  Take the quiz below and get the facts.

Quiz

1. Is the vapor just water?  True or False

2. Can vaping help people quit smoking?  True or False

3. Does the liquid contain formaldehyde?  True or False

4. Are the flavors targeted to the younger population?  True or False

5. Are all vape pens used strictly for flavored nicotine liquids?  True or False

6. Can vaporing while pregnant harm your baby?  True or False

7. Can using an E-cigarette or vaping pen lead to health risks like smoking?  True or False

 

 

 

See how well you did:

1. False, the vapor can contain toxic chemicals,  heavy metals along with the nicotine and water.

2. False, most are trading one habit for another. If it were true it would be an approved smoking aid.

3. True, as well as other chemicals which some are know to cause cancer.

4. True, they make it sound harmless and appealing to younger audiences with the flavorings.

5. False, sometimes they are being used to deliver drugs such as marijuana oil.

6. True, the chemicals inhaled are dangerous to your baby.  The nicotine can harm your baby’s brain development and slow down the growth of your child and their lungs.  Early use is know to cause stillbirths and early labor.

7. True, it can cause asthma attacks, lung and throat irritation, and popcorn lung that is a lung disease.