Electronic Cigarettes
Effects on the Body
Facts & Figures
Withdrawal
True/False
100
What are E Cigarettes?
A handheld electronic device that vaporizes a flavored liquid.
100
List at least 3 short term effects on the body.
Increased heart rate, bad breath, yellow and brown stain on teeth, etc.
100

Nicotine reaches the brain in about __ seconds

10 Seconds

100
What are 3 symptoms of withdrawal?
Craving, a sense of emptiness, anxiety, depression, etc.
100

Nicotine reaches the brain in under ten seconds.

True

200

E cigarettes are also known as the following (list 2)

"Juuls, "e-cigs,” “e-hookahs,” “mods,” “vape pens,” “vapes,” “tank systems,” and “electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)."

200
List at least 3 long term effects on the body.
Cancer, addiction, liver and kidney damage, tremors, etc.
200
Do you have to be 18 to purchase e-cigs everywhere in the U.S.?
No, there are 10 states, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas, it is legal to sell e-cigs to minors.
200
What are 3 treatments for withdrawal?
Nicotine gum, skin patches, inhalers, and nasal sprays.
200
Once nicotine reaches the brain, adrenaline is released, increasing heart rate, blood pressure, and restricting blood flow to the heart.
True
300

Which is safer, Electronic cigarettes or cigarettes?

Electronic cigarettes are marginally safer, though you are still likely to become sick or even have death caused by smoking any form of nicotine. 

300
How does nicotine cause cancer?
Nicotine can cause the process of apoptosis to stop. Apoptosis is a process that removes unwanted cells in the body, this is called programmed cell death. Since some of the cells targeted by apoptosis are mutations that may become cancerous in the future, inhibiting this function may contribute to life-threatening diseases.
300

___% of teens who get addicted to nicotine are hooked within one month of using nicotine.

25% of teens who get addicted to nicotine are hooked within one month of using nicotine.

300
How long does it take for the addiction from nicotine to go away?
It takes at least 3 months.
300
Nicotine can be absorbed through the skin.
True.
400
The vapor given off by e-cigarettes is mostly made of water. 

The vapor from e-cigarettes is actually an aerosol containing high levels of heavy metals and carcinogens. 

400
How can nicotine affect a pregnant woman’s body and the baby?
Nicotine causes blood vessels to constrict. In pregnant mothers, this translates to less oxygen and nutrients delivered to the fetus. Nicotine can also easily cross the placental barrier, harming the child.
400
How long does it take for one’s heart rate to drop back to normal?
It takes about 20 minutes.
400

List at least 2 reasons why teens say they choose to use nicotine.

Peer pressure, curiosity, family habits, lose weight, calm anxiety are some of the possible answers.

400

Adolescents and teens are more likely to become addicted to nicotine even after their first use

True

500
Electronic cigarettes can produce high levels of what carcinogen?
Formaldehyde.
500

Research suggests that teens’ developing brains are more ___ to becoming addicted to nicotine.

Susceptible. 

500

The ____________ caused by nicotine products like cigarettes and vape pens can permanently damage your lungs.

Inflammation

500
How much longer do nonsmokers live than smokers?
They live about 10 years longer.
500

________ is the feel good brain chemical that is released when someone's craving for nicotine is satisfied. 

Dopamine

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