Vaping

What percent of adult cigarette  smokers say they want to quit? 

• 67%

• 68%

• 78%

• 90%

What is the addictive drug in tobacco, JUUL and other vape  devices? 

• Nicotine

• Aerosol

• Chemicals

• Heavy Metals

By law, how old does a person have to be to buy cigarettes, smokeless  tobacco or vape products? 

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

How does vaping affect a young person’s lungs?

• They have a harder time breathing  or catching their breath after being  active.

• Causes Popcorn lung

• Triggers asthma

• Causes lung cancer

What percent of eighth graders in  the United States have not smoked  cigarettes in the last 30 days? 

• 89%

• 98%

• 78%

• 99%

How does smoking cigarettes affect the way the body looks? 

• Tobacco smoke makes the eyes  sore and red.

• Tobacco stains  a person’s teeth, nails, fingers and  hands.

• Long-term tobacco smoking  causes wrinkles on the face.

• Causes bad breath

What are some short-term effects of smoking and vaping?

• Nicotine makes the heart beat faster  and slows blood flow.

• Smoking tobacco  makes a person cough.

• Tobacco smokers  get more colds and flu.

• Teen tobacco  smokers are more likely to be short of  breath.

What are some long-term effects of smoking? 

• Using nicotine affects a person’s health  right away.

• Teens’ brains are still growing,  so nicotine from tobacco products can  cause more damage.

• Young people often  get addicted faster than adults. They have  a harder time quitting.

• Some serious,  life-threatening lung problems have been  linked to vaping.

What are some health effects of secondhand smoke? 

• Breathing problems; more severe asthma

• sore eyes,  nose and throat; ear infections

• lung cancer

• heart disease

Does using a JUUL or other vape device make someone more likely  to start smoking tobacco?

• Never

• No

• Sometimes

• Yes. Young adults who use  e-cigarettes are actually more  than four times as likely to begin  smoking tobacco within 18 months  as their peers who don’t vape.