Fun Facts
Under the age of __ it is illegal to buy tobacco, vapes, and nicotine based products.
21
What is nicotine?
A toxic and addictive stimulant.
Adults can get addicted more easily to substances, like nicotine, than teens
FALSE
Teens are more likely to get addicted to substances. Our brains are not fully developed until we are 25 years old!
E-liquid is technically a poison. T/F
TRUE
When exposed to E-liquid (contact through skin, mouth, or eyes) it can cause seizures, vomiting, brain injury, and potentially death.
What is one way to manage stress?
Get rid of stressors, talk to friends and family, go outside, exercise, 8-10 hours of sleep per night, do fun activities, good nutrition, change mindset, meditation, get help
Vaping companies make ___ an day from young people a day
What forms can cannabis be used?
As a vape, shredded plant material, and edible products.
What percentage of people struggle with lifelong addiction starting as a teen?
90%
What do you do if you're already in a situation where you are being offered a vape?
Avoid, Refuse, and Exit
Someone wants to avoid substances because ___
-illegal, harms the environment, costs a lot of money, don't know long term effects,
Family: poor role model, lose trust, in trouble, disappoint caregivers
Social Life: anxiety, depression, mood swings, takes time and money, friends might not like it
Health: Addiction, Sore Throat, nose bleeds, headaches, mental health, asthma worse, and fertility
School: Affect grades, in trouble, kicked off teams/club
Cannabis caused an average of ___ ER visits per week for young people in 2022
2,446
(correct if its close enough to the actual answer)
Cannabis use in adolescence is linked to early onset...
bipolar disorder, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and schizophrenia
Describe signs of addiction
Clingy behavior toward vape, difficulty focusing, cravings both morning and night, consistent bad mood without vape use, loss of control to stop vaping, and struggling to stop even with the knowledge of health effects.
Vapes are harmful to the environment T/F
Bonus: Give one reason why
TRUE
Vapes can reach a high enough level of toxic chemicals to be hazardous waste.
Generate billions of pounds of e-waste.
What type of strategy does this phrase represent? (Avoid, Refuse, or Exit)
"I can't, I have soccer tryouts later this week"
Refuse
Marijuana can impact brain function for up to __ hours after use
72 hours or 3 days!
What is the name for an influencer that promotes the use of nicotine products specifically nicotine pouches?
Zyn-fluencers
How are marketing strategies different between generations for nicotine companies to convince someone to try their products?
Older generations: Uses magazines, books, using neutral colors (white, gray, black)
Younger generation: colorful, uses cartoon characters, social media, celebrities or influencers
Name one of the components inside aerosol droplets
Flavor chemicals, VOCs, Nicotine/Cannabis, Heavy Metals, Flavoring, Formaldehyde, Ultrafine particles, 2,3-pentanedione, and Propylene Glycol
Most high schoolers choose not to vape T/F
TRUE
In 2024, only ~8.6% of 8th graders vaped cannabis in the last 30 days