Safe Air for Lili
Lili has asthma and needs to stay away from things that could make it hard for her to breathe – including when she's at home.
Vape, e-cig, pen, mod, pod, cart, tank, JUUL, Puff Bar, Suorin, SMOK Novo
Pocket-size vape devices are popular among teens, who may not realize that attractive flavored pods contain nicotine or high-potency THC (cannabis or marijuana). Vaping produces a mist that is mistaken for water vapor, but is a chemical aerosol that enters and harms lungs.
Close to 1 in 5 students who have never vaped were offered vapes in the last 30 days.
Sources: Ventura County California Healthy Kids Survey, 2019-20; CA Student Tobacco Survey (2019-20)
96% of California students who vape use flavored vapes.
Stanford University research found that social media posts promoting vapes and e-cigs may make teens more willing to try vaping. Teens who use social media are most vulnerable to #hashtags and paid social media influencers.
Sources: “Teens vulnerable to social-media promotion of vaping,” Stanford University School of Medicine; A Student Tobacco Survey (2019-20)
Did you know? Nicotine is as addictive as heroin.
Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm brain development. It contributes to problems with concentration, learning, and impulse control.
Vaping products are largely unregulated. In a recent study, vape juices advertised as having zero nicotine were tested, and over 90% of them contained up to 24% nicotine.
Sources: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29280749; stillblowingsmoke.org
Heavy marijuana use by teens may permanently lower IQ up to 8 points.
THC is the main mood-altering ingredient in marijuana (cannabis). The extracts or concentrates used in vaping marijuana are extremely potent – between 50% and 90% THC.
Cannabis use can have long-lasting or permanent effects on the developing adolescent brain. It contributes to decreased problem-solving skills, reduced attention span, and poor memory. This can lead to a decline in school performance.
Source: “Learn About Marijuana,” SAMHSA.
The cloud is not water vapor, it's an aerosol with liquid particles suspended in it.
Aerosol, like hairspray, leaves a residue on surfaces including people’s lungs. Some of the chemicals found in vape aerosols include those used for:
Source: med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/E-Cigs/ECigUnit2.html
Your vape contains a lot of unknown and potentially harmful substances. You might decide you want to vape anyway, but what about the people around you? What about the people you love? Some people are particularly sensitive to being harmed by the substances in secondhand vape – there are simple things you can do to protect them.
Secondhand vaping is like secondhand smoking – when someone vapes indoors, it affects other people too – especially children. See the videos below.
Secondhand vaping is like secondhand smoking – when someone vapes indoors, it affects other people too – especially children. See the videos below.
Health officials had reported a steep rise in hospitalized and fatal cases of a serious vaping-related lung disease called EVALI. Although EVALI cases have decreased, the risk of acute lung illness and injury from vapes and e-cigs remains high.
Experts now recommend no exposure to any vaping products by youths, young adults, or women who are pregnant.
Source: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html
Know what to look for.
Research shows that parents are the #1 reason children decide not to do drugs.
Talk to your healthcare provider or visit Kick It California:
www.KickItCA.orgYouth e-cigarette use remains an ongoing concern as the survey found that more than 2 million U.S. middle school and high school e-cigarette users used e-cigarettes in 2021, and almost 85 percent of youths using e-cigarettes used flavored products.
A monumental set of decisions is expected Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration that could reshape the tobacco industry for years to come by limiting, or altogether blocking, the sale of millions of e-cigarette products.
