1. ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

2. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE THINKING

3. WHAT IS AN E–CIGARETTE? 2 cat – vod (set-up), vape nicotine inhaler
Juul, bo, pulse, flares, thix
Slang: vod (boxed mods with tanks), nicotine delivery device, “ripping,” “getting a chief,”
Refill pods – e-juice (juice)
Nicotine – goes by mg or percentage (3%, 4%, 5%) or 0 to 65 mg (usually the max)
Weed – THC juice – much more expensive and it’s very concentrated
Blurred vision, headaches, dizziness, insomnia
Tolerance break (T-Break) – they don’t do it for a while so they lose their tolerance to it
Withdrawl – lack of motivation, nausea, irritability
Explosion risk if left on a charger

4. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD… VOD VAPE JUUL BO PULSE FLARE THIX RIPPING
GETTING A CHIEF
VAPING
T-BREAK
2 cat – vod (set-up), vape
nicotine inhaler
Juul, bo, pulse, flares, thix
Slang: vod (boxed mods with tanks), nicotine delivery device, “ripping,” “getting a chief,”
Refill pods – e-juice (juice)
Nicotine – goes by mg or percentage (3%, 4%, 5%) or 0 to 65 mg (usually the max)
Weed – THC juice – much more expensive and it’s very concentrated
Blurred vision, headaches, dizziness, insomnia
Tolerance break (T-Break) – they don’t do it for a while so they lose their tolerance to it
Withdrawl – lack of motivation, nausea, irritability
Explosion risk if left on a charger

5. HOW DO THEY WORK?
E-CIGARETTES PRODUCE AN AEROSOL BY HEATING A LIQUID THAT USUALLY CONTAINS NICOTINE, FLAVORINGS, AND OTHER CHEMICALS THAT HELP TO MAKE THE AEROSOL
THEY ALL LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT MOST HAVE A BATTERY, A HEATING ELEMENT, AND A PLACE TO HOLD A LIQUID
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6. WHY ARE THEY USED? “TO GET A BUZZ”
VAPORIZERS CREATE AN AEROSOLIZED FORM OF NICOTINE, WHICH IS INHALED IN THE LUNGS
NICOTINE ACTS AS A STIMULANT ON THE BRAIN AND ACTIVATES REGIONS OF THE BRAIN IN SIMILAR WAYS TO HEROIN AND MORPHINE
DOPAMINE
HELPS PEOPLE FEEL ALERT, RELAXED, INCREASES CONCENTRATION
THC

7. SIDE EFFECTS LINKED TO VAPING
HEADACHE
BLURRED VISION
INSOMNIA
DIZZINESS
ORAL SORES
DRY THROAT
CHEST PAIN
PALPATIONS
COUGH
NOSE BLEED
Konstantine et al., 2014

8. SIDE EFFECTS: NICOTINE POISONING
HISTORICALLY VERY RARE
1500% INCREASE IN REPORTED CASES SINCE 2013
USUALLY A CHILD
ORAL EXPOSURE
6 CHILDREN DIED IN 2017

9. NOTEWORTHY THINGS
E-CIGARETTES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE BOTH FLAMMABLE AND POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE BY THE CDC
BETWEEN 2009 AND 2016 – 195 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF EXPLOSION AND FIRE HAVE OCCURRED, PER U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION
62% OCCURRED WHILE THE DEVICE WAS IN A POCKET, OR WHILE IT WAS IN USE

10. WHO IS THE REAL TARGET OF TOBACCO COMPANIES?
YOU GUYS!!!

11. E-CIGS AND TEENAGERS USAGE HAS INCREASED OVER 900% SINCE 2011
2 MILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE USED ONE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS
11.3 % HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE USING THEM
30.7% OF TEENS WHO USE E-CIGARETTES WILL BEING SMOKING TOBACCO WITHIN 6 MONTHS
79.7% EITHER DON’T KNOW, OR THINK THERE IS ONLY FLAVORING IN THEIR VAPORIZERS
70% OF TEENS ARE CONSISTENTLY EXPOSED TO ADDS FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

12. ARE THEY REALLY SAFE? NO. NOT AT ALL. CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS
LEAD & ARSENIC, ALONG WITH OTHER HAZARDOUS HEAVY METALS
HIGHLY VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
NICOTINE

13. MORE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY
PRODUCT IS NOT COVERED BY THE FDA
THERE IS VERY LIMITED RESEARCH
NO REGULATION
NO SUPERVISION AND TESTING

14. NICOTINE ON THE BRAIN Increased number of acetylcholine receptors
The body can not produce enough for itself anymore, and smokers get headaches and feel sick until they get more nicotine
Withdrawal Symptoms
***Still happens with E-Cigarettes***
Prefrontal Cortex is compromised, and individuals that are addicted to nicotine are more likely to have impaired judgement, agitabiility, and are much more likely to become addicted to other drugs
Especially with Opioid Epidemic

15. LONG TERM EFFECTS: NICOTINE
NICOTINE IS A LETHAL SUBSTANCE IN EVERY WAY
NICOTINE RAISES YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE, CAUSING:
ATHEROSCLEROSIS – HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE – PLAQUE FORMATION, NARROWING OF THE ARTERIES
STROKE
HEART DISEASE
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION – HEART ATTACK

16. EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE

17. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WORKS?

18. WHAT ARE SOME SHORT TERM SIDE EFFECTS OF VAPING?

19. WHY IS NICOTINE SO DANGEROUS?

20. REFERENCES
CIGARETTES/PDFS/2016_SGR_ENTIRE_REPORT_508.PDF
TOBACCO/PAGES/TOBACCO_DYK.ASPX