What do vape products look like?
Some electronic cigarettes resemble traditional cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some of them resemble pens, USB flash drives, and other commonplace objects.
How do I know if my child is vaping?
Is your child...
Experiencing shortness of breath?
Clearing their throat frequently?
Losing weight rapidly?
Making unusual online purchases?
Experiencing behavioral changes?
Using general vaping lingo?
Taking more risks than usual?
These are all signs that a student may be vaping.
3 things your student might say about vaping, and how you might consider responding…
Not true. Almost all vaping devices contain nicotine and other harmful chemicals and cancer-causing agents that can permanently damage your lungs.
Not true. Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin or meth. It can permanently damage brain development. Starting to vape as a teen can have life-long effects.
Not true. What is true is that teens who use e-cigarettes are 4 times as likely to eventually smoke cigarettes when compared to teens who do not vape.
Want more information on how to talk to your student about vaping?
Jefferson County Health Department Vaping Youth Advocate Video
Safe and Sober Vape Module Video
CDC Tips from Former Smokers Video
Tobacco Education Resource Library Video
Quitting Resources
Click below to access more information on how to talk to youth and young adults to prevent e-cigarette use from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention:
Click below to access more vaping facts from Johns Hopkins Medicine:
Click below to access a resource from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on how to help a young person quit using tobacco products:
Click below to access the report from Truth Initiative about the higher prevalence of smoking in the Midwest.