Vaping and Your Body
Think it's safer than smoking? Lets take a look inside.
How vaping affects your body
Lungs:- Vaping can lead to "popcorn lung" (bronchiolitis obliterans) - Causes caughing, wheezing, and chest pain - Vaping related lung injury can be life threatning
Brain:- Nicotine = addiction - Still developing brains (under 25) are more vulnerable - Impacts mood, focus, memory and impulse control
Heart:- Increased heart rate and blood pressure - Nicotine stiffens arteries, incerasing the risk of heart disease
Mouth & Throat:- Vaping can lead to dry mouth, inflamed gums, and mouth ulcers - Higher risk of gum disease and cavities
Skin:-Dehydration and vasoconstriction can lead to prematurue aging and acne flare-ups
Quick Stat blast!
What's really in a vape?
- Nicotine (addictive)- Propylene glycol & glycerin (irritates lungs) - Formaldehyde (carcinogen) - Diacetyl (linked to lung disease) - Heavy metals (nickel, lead, tin
Myth vs. facts!
Fact
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Myth
Myth
Vaping can cause serious, long-term lung damage
It contains ultra-fine particles, toxic checmicals, and nicotine
its safe because its not smoke
Its just flavored water
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Long-Term Risks
- Life-long addiction - Lung scarring - Reduced athletic performance - increased risk of switching to traditinal cigarettes
What you can do!
- Talk to healthcare professinals - Communicate with family and friends - Use quitline services: Call 1-800-784-8669 - Connect with support groups - some online communities can be found through Facebook, ExSmokers, and Truth Initiative
Sources
Vaping and your mental health
Is vaping messing with your mind?
Quick Facts
-2x more likley to report anxity and depression if you vape -1 in 3 vapers aged 18-25 report feeling more anxious since they started vaping - Nicotine withdrawals can mimic anxiety and depression - Teens who vape are more likley to experience suicidal thoughts and non vapers
What vaping does to your brain
Creates a Stress Loop You vape to feel less stressed but nicotine wears off quickly and then the brain craves more causing you to feel more stressed
Impacts Sleep and Focus Nicotine disrupts your brain's ability to relax and wind down. This can lead to trouble falling asleep, poor concentrattion during the day, and mood instability
Hides Real Emotions Vaping can become a coping mechanism to numb emotions instead of processing them. Over time this makes it harder to manage feelings without a vape
Sources
Warning signs you mgiht be mentally affected by vaping
- Irritability when you don't vape- Increased anxiety - panic attacks poor sleep and nightmares feeling down or numb constant need to vape under stress thoughts such as "I can't function wihtout it"
What happens when you quit
Within weeks many reports:- Improved mood -Less anxiety -Better Focuse
Quitting = Mental Clarity
Get Help
- Talk to therapist, counseler, or a medical perfessinal - Use resources like Smokefree Teen, This is Quitting, and MyLifeQuit for addintional help
Sources
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Vaping and Your Body
Think it's safer than smoking? Lets take a look inside.
How vaping affects your body
Lungs:- Vaping can lead to "popcorn lung" (bronchiolitis obliterans) - Causes caughing, wheezing, and chest pain - Vaping related lung injury can be life threatning
Brain:- Nicotine = addiction - Still developing brains (under 25) are more vulnerable - Impacts mood, focus, memory and impulse control
Heart:- Increased heart rate and blood pressure - Nicotine stiffens arteries, incerasing the risk of heart disease
Mouth & Throat:- Vaping can lead to dry mouth, inflamed gums, and mouth ulcers - Higher risk of gum disease and cavities
Skin:-Dehydration and vasoconstriction can lead to prematurue aging and acne flare-ups
Quick Stat blast!
What's really in a vape?
- Nicotine (addictive)- Propylene glycol & glycerin (irritates lungs) - Formaldehyde (carcinogen) - Diacetyl (linked to lung disease) - Heavy metals (nickel, lead, tin
Myth vs. facts!
Fact
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Fact
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Myth
Myth
Vaping can cause serious, long-term lung damage
It contains ultra-fine particles, toxic checmicals, and nicotine
its safe because its not smoke
Its just flavored water
Title
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Long-Term Risks
- Life-long addiction - Lung scarring - Reduced athletic performance - increased risk of switching to traditinal cigarettes
What you can do!
- Talk to healthcare professinals - Communicate with family and friends - Use quitline services: Call 1-800-784-8669 - Connect with support groups - some online communities can be found through Facebook, ExSmokers, and Truth Initiative
Sources
Vaping and your mental health
Is vaping messing with your mind?
Quick Facts
-2x more likley to report anxity and depression if you vape -1 in 3 vapers aged 18-25 report feeling more anxious since they started vaping - Nicotine withdrawals can mimic anxiety and depression - Teens who vape are more likley to experience suicidal thoughts and non vapers
What vaping does to your brain
Creates a Stress Loop You vape to feel less stressed but nicotine wears off quickly and then the brain craves more causing you to feel more stressed
Impacts Sleep and Focus Nicotine disrupts your brain's ability to relax and wind down. This can lead to trouble falling asleep, poor concentrattion during the day, and mood instability
Hides Real Emotions Vaping can become a coping mechanism to numb emotions instead of processing them. Over time this makes it harder to manage feelings without a vape
Sources
Warning signs you mgiht be mentally affected by vaping
- Irritability when you don't vape- Increased anxiety - panic attacks poor sleep and nightmares feeling down or numb constant need to vape under stress thoughts such as "I can't function wihtout it"
What happens when you quit
Within weeks many reports:- Improved mood -Less anxiety -Better Focuse
Quitting = Mental Clarity
Get Help
- Talk to therapist, counseler, or a medical perfessinal - Use resources like Smokefree Teen, This is Quitting, and MyLifeQuit for addintional help
Sources