Vaping Basics
This is the term for the liquid used in vaping devices.
What is e-liquid or vape juice?
This organ is primarily affected by the use of vaping devices.
What are the lungs?
This age group is most likely to try vaping.
What are teenagers or young adults?
Since 2019, this is the minimum age to legally purchase vape products anywhere in the United States.
What is 21 years old?
Contrary to popular belief, vaping is not just this harmless substance.
What is water vapor?
The main addictive substance found in both cigarettes and most vape juices.
What is nicotine?
Vaping has been linked to this type of lung injury, abbreviated as EVALI.
What is e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury?
The colorful, candy-like flavors in vape juices are often designed to attract this demographic.
Who are children or teenagers?
This federal agency enforces laws regulating the manufacture, marketing, and sale of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
This statement is a myth, "If a vape doesn't contain nicotine, it is automatically this."
What is safe or harmless?
Vaping devices use this component to heat the liquid and produce vapor.
What is a battery-powered heating element?
Frequent nicotine vaping can make the brain rely on repeated releases of this "feel good" chemical, increasing the risk of addiction.
What is dopamine?
The legal age for purchasing vaping products in the United States since December 20, 2019.
What is 21?
Federal law requires retailers to check identification before selling vape products to anyone who appears younger than this age.
What is 30 years old?
This is false. "Because vaping does not produce smoke, it cannot expose people nearby to harmful chemicals, commonly called this."
What is secondhand exposure?
The process of inhaling an aerosol from an electronic cigarette is commonly known as this.
What is vaping?
This is a common symptom experienced by individuals who use vaping devices excessively.
What is a cough or shortness of breath?
This ratio best represents the amount of US high school students who have tried vaping at least once, according to 2024 data from the CDC.
What is 1 in 3?
Although federal law sets the minimum purchase age at 21, individual states and cities can still pass stricter rules on these vape products that are especially popular with teens.
What are flavored vape products?
The FDA has not approved vaping for this purpose, often sought after by cigarette smokers.
What is smoking cessation or quitting smoking?
Unlike traditional cigarettes, vaping devices do not produce this byproduct.
What is smoke?
The potential long-term effects of vaping are still being studied because these products have only been around for about this many years.
What is 20 years?
Schools often have students take this class where they learn about the dangers of vaping, among other topics.
What is Health class?
This type of public place is becoming increasingly likely to ban vaping through state or local laws, treating it the same as smoking.
What are indoor public places or restaurants?
This popular myth claims that vaping is safer than smoking because it does not contain this harmful substance found in cigarettes and cigars.
What is tobacco?