| Vaping Basics | Health Effects | Why do People Start Vaping? | Reasons to Quit Vaping | Vaping Fact or Fiction |
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Nicotine. It can interfere with brain development. (Health Canada, 2023)
What addictive chemical is the main ingredient in most vapes?
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Sleep problems
Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals Chronic bronchitis Lung damage Anxiety and depression (Gordon, 2024)
Name 2 possible negative effects vaping has on your body.
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stress. Teens also report curiosity and a desire to fit in as reasons for starting to vape. (Amato et al., 2020)
What is one common emotional reason why teens report starting to vape?
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Financial costs are the 2nd reason why teenagers report wanting to quit vaping. (Amato et al., 2020)
What is the 2nd reason why teenagers want to quit vaping?
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FICTION
Vaping is just flavoured air with no chemicals
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Heavy metals, ultrafine particles, and cancer-causing chemicals. These are also found in cigarettes and can damage the lungs. (US Surgeon General, 2016)
Vaping can expose you to these harmful substances:
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It can make it more difficult to learn new information and to concentrate. (Gordon, 2024)
How does nicotine affect brain development?
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“head rush” or “buzz”. There is now a maximum nicotine concentration of 20 mg/ML in vapes sold in Canada. ("Preventing kids and teens from smoking and vaping," 2024)
Teens who vape say this is the best part of vaping:
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No, this has not been proven to be true with teenagers. Only adults have been studied. (Amato et al., 2020)
Does vaping help teens with smoking cessation?
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FICTION
Vaping is completely safe for your lungs
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Prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain is especially vulnerable to nicotine during adolescence. (Yuan et. al., 2015)
What part of the brain is responsible for attention, learning, mood, and impulse control?
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Vaping can lead to lung irritation and inflammation. This can affect performance in sports and/or running. (Gordon, 2024)
How does vaping affect healthy lungs?
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vape and tobacco marketing companies. There are now over 7,000 different vape flavours, and Health Canada found 22 chemicals in vapes between 2017 and 2019.
("Preventing kids and teens from smoking and vaping," 2024) (
What type of advertising targets youth by using fun flavours and imagery of young, healthy people?
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Physical performance OR mental performance OR hobbies OR job performance.
What is one performance-related reason for wanting to quit vaping?
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FACT
You can vape water
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