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Warm Up Activity

True or False

• 1. You can vape/JUUL at school.
• 2. You must be 18 to buy a vape/JUUL.
• 3. Stores are not allowed to sell vapes/JUULs to

someone under 18.

• 4. You can buy vapes in vending machines.
• 5. JUULs contain nicotine.
• 6. Vaping is proven to help you quit smoking.

Source: Public Health Law Center, 2017.

Vaping in Minnesota

Vaping and JUULing

Cig-a-likes

Vaping Devices

Vape Pens Mods Blu JUUL, Sourin & Pods

Nicotine

https://youtu.be/z0rKXw3WQFw

Vaping & Stress

FACT: Vaping doesn't reduce stress, and nicotine can make the stress you already feel worse

The amount of nicotine in one JUULpod is equivalent to:

• a. One cigarette
• b. A pack of cigarettes
• c. Half a pack of cigarettes
• d. Five cigarettes

99.6% of e-cigarette products sold contain nicotine.

Marynak et al, 2015

• JUUL (59MG)

Ultra High (36MG) Very High (24MG) High (18MG) Medium (12MG) Low (6MG) Very Low (3MG) Similar to regular strength cigarette JUULs have huge amounts

• f nicotine

E-cigarette Nicotine Levels

Nicotine Poisoning

• In large amounts,

nicotine is a poison that can cause vomiting, nausea and rapid breathing In 2014 a one year

• ld child died after

accidentally drinking e-liquid

Source: Minnesota Department of Health , 2015.

What’s In E-Cigarettes?

https://youtu.be/_PUOmeuD7pI

Vaping & Your Health

Vaping & Your Health

E-cigarette vapor contains lead and nicotine which can cause life-long PROBLEMS WITH BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

www.panmn.org/health

Vaping & Your Health

Vaping HURTS YOUR HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS by changing your blood enzymes in the same way that cigarettes do

www.panmn.org/health

Vaping & Your Health

Vaping HURTS YOUR LUNGS by shutting down their natural defense system and leaves you vulnerable to illnesses like bronchitis and pneumonia.

www.panmn.org/health

Vaping & Your Health

E-cigarettes create many of the same CANCER- CAUSING CHEMICALS that are in cigarettes, like formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds

www.panmn.org/health

More About Vaping

Dual Use: Conventional Tobacco

60% of high school vapers use both

E-cigarettes Conventional Tobacco

Minnesota Student Survey, 2016

E-cigarettes

What are these ad trying to sell you?

E-cigarettes Ads

What can you do?

Getting Involved

If You Need Help Quitting

• Text QUIT to 706-222-QUIT to leave JUUL
• r your e-cig

Questions?

Sources

• American Academy of Family Physicians (2015). Pharmacologic Product Guide. Retrieved from:

http://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/pharmacologic-guide.pdf.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Nicotine: Systemic Agent. Retrieved from

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750028.html

• Ellis, J. (2014). Retrieved from http://jerushaellis.ca/illustrations/nicotine-addiction-and-your-brain/.
• Minnesota Department of Health. (2015). Health Advisory: Nicotine Risks for Children and Adolescents. Retrieved

from http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/tpc/topics/nicotine.html

• Minnesota Department of Health. (2016). Minnesota Student Survey. Retrieved from:

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/mss/

• Public Health Law Center. http://publichealthlawcenter.org/resources/us-e-cigarette-regulations-50-state-

review/mn

• San Francisco Tobacco Free Project. Electronic Cigarettes. Retrieved from

http://sanfranciscotobaccofreeproject.org/electronic-cigarettes/

• Southington Steps Coalition. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.southingtonsteps.org/article/2016/06/03/steps-

youth-council-asks-do-you-know-what-chemicals-are-your-e-cigs

• Tobacco 235. Retrieved from https://tobacco235.wordpress.com/
• Zhu, S., Sun, J., Bonnevie, E., Cummins, S., Gamst, A., Yin, L., & Lee, M. (2014, May) Four hundred and sixty

brands of e-cigarettes and counting: implications for product regulation. Tobacco Control, 23(3). Retrieved from Tobacco Control Database.