ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

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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

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

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 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Y8NUY _K1QAO

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

SIDE EFFECTS LINKED TO VAPING HEADACHE BLURRED VISION INSOMNIA DIZZINESS ORAL SORES DRY THROAT CHEST PAIN PALPATIONS COUGH NOSE BLEED http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/4/4356/htm Konstantine et al., 2014

SIDE EFFECTS: NICOTINE POISONING https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Case-closed-in-Fort-Plain-liquid-nicotine-death-6195411.php HISTORICALLY VERY RARE 1500% INCREASE IN REPORTED CASES SINCE 2013 USUALLY A CHILD ORAL EXPOSURE 6 CHILDREN DIED IN 2017 http://www.aapcc.org/alerts/e-cigarettes/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WORKS?

WHAT ARE SOME SHORT TERM SIDE EFFECTS OF VAPING?

WHY IS NICOTINE SO DANGEROUS?

REFERENCES HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/TOBACCO/BASIC_INFORMATION/E-CIGARETTES/INDEX.HTM HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/TOBACCO/DATA_STATISTICS/SGR/E- CIGARETTES/PDFS/2016_SGR_ENTIRE_REPORT_508.PDF HTTPS://WWW.DRUGABUSE.GOV/RELATED-TOPICS/TRENDS-STATISTICS/INFOGRAPHICS/TEENS-E-CIGARETTES HTTP://WWW.CAMH.CA/EN/HOSPITAL/HEALTH_INFORMATION/A_Z_MENTAL_HEALTH_AND_ADDICTION_INFORMATION/ TOBACCO/PAGES/TOBACCO_DYK.ASPX HTTP://ONLINELIBRARY.WILEY.COM/DOI/10.1113/JP270492/FULL HTTPS://SITES.DUKE.EDU/SEEKTOBACCO/1-THE-ADDICTIVE-NATURE-OF-NICOTINE/THE-CONTENT/ HTTP://WWW.AAPCC.ORG/ALERTS/E-CIGARETTES/