Number of teens who vape
Additional statistics
Vaping market size
What you need to know about vaping
What is vaping?
Click on to learn more about the affects that vaping can have on both your physical and mental health
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Vaping + the body
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The effects vaping has on your lungs
Although it can be safer than smoking, vaping still can be damaging to your lungs
Secondhand vapor can effect your lungs too
Bronchiolitis obliyrtans (BO) is a condition where the lungs' small airways are damaged. This is also known as popcorn lung
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Mental Health
Individuals who struggle with depression, anziety, or other mental health conditions use vaping as a coping strategy.
- Could be worsening existing mental health conditions
- Can increase depressibe symproms
- nicotine interupts the cerebral dopamine pathway
Addiction
Vapes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance.
- Nicotine can be harmful to adolescent brain development.
- brain development continues into mid twenties
- People who use e-cigarettes at a young age are more likely to smore cigarettes in the future.
Did you know... Dangerous substances, listed above, can be emitted when someone exhales vapor. Secondhand vapor affects the lungs differently than vaping, however it is recommended it avoid if possible.
Diacetyl
Nicotine
Benzene
Ultrafine Particles
Did you know... That all of the substances above can be found in e-liquid or are produced when an e-liquid is heated up?
Acrolein
Formaldehyde
Diacetyl
