Effects of Nicotine on Body
Within 30 minutes of use, vaping spikes your adrenaline, causing increased blood pressure and heart rate, which means a higher risk of ________
heart attack
side effects of vaping
Smoking hookah for _____ minutes is equal to smoking a pack of cigarettes
45
Your brain keeps growing until age _____
25
Cravings or urges to vape, feeling irritated or upset, feeling jumpy and restless and having a hard time concentrating, changes in sleep and eating habits, and feeling anxious or depressed.
nicotine withdrawal
Diseases you can get from vaping
popcorn lung, cancer, asthma, COPD, arthritis, diabetes
the harmful metals in vapes
lead, tin, and nickel
At least _____ toxic chemicals and carcinogens have been identified in hookah smoke
82
Nicotine affects your brain development and can harm the brain circuits that control your _______ and learning.
attention
What happens to how you deal with emotions?
dealing with your emotions is more difficult because you learned to depend on the substance in order to get through emotions
nicotine withdrawal symptoms
feeling irritated or upset, feeling jumpy and restless and having a hard time concentrating, changes in sleep and eating habits, and feeling anxious or depressed.
This is when the amount of nicotine that used to give you a head rush/buzz will not do that anymore. So then you need to increase how many times you vape just to feel the buzz you used to feel.
tolerance
In a single smoking session, users are exposed to up to_____ times the carbon monoxide of a single cigarette.
9
Vaping causes you to have a greater ______ to other drugs
vulnerability
depression
Nicotine constricts the blood vessels, which prevent nutrients from getting to the skin. This may cause ______________
premature aging and wrinkles
Addiction causes people to have their lives controlled by vaping because they become dependent on it to feel normal. Name some ways people might have their lives controlled by vaping.
need to have it because they have withdrawals; can't go through school without it; feel agitated without it
Tobacco juices from hookahs irritate the mouth and increase the risk of developing ______.
mouth cancers
Nicotine negatively impacts the area of the brain that contols decision-making. What are some poor decisions you might make?
skipping school, vaping in school, hanging out with people who aren't really your friends, peer pressure
What percentage of teens started vaping to decrease stress, anxiety, or depression?
80%
What "feel-good" chemical is released when you vape?
dopamine
The number of puffs you take from a vape that is equal to smoking 1 pack of cigarettes
200
Even after it has passed through water, the smoke from a hookah has high levels of
carbon monoxide, metals, and cancer-causing chemicals
Nicotine use during ages 11-18 results in cell damage and cell loss throughout the brain, particularly in the part that controls your _______.
memory
_______ found in vape liquid may play a role in the potential link between vaping and depression.
metals