Respiratory System
This is the main organ affected when someone inhales vapor.
What is the lungs?
This addictive substance is commonly found in vape liquids.
What is nicotine?
Nicotine increases this vital sign, making your heart work harder.
What is heart rate?
This age group is most at risk for nicotine addiction from vaping.
What are teenagers?
This is the best way to avoid health risks from vaping.
What is not vaping (or abstinence)?
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
This chemical is used to create the visible vapor cloud.
What is propylene glycol (or vegetable glycerin)?
Vaping can irritate this part of the respiratory system, causing coughing.
What is the airway (or lungs)?
Nicotine can harm this developing organ in teens.
What is the brain?
Talking to this trusted adult can help someone quit vaping.
Who is a parent/teacher/doctor?
This structure carries air from the throat into the lungs.
What is the trachea?
This toxic chemical can form when vape liquids are heated.
What is formaldehyde?
Nicotine affects this system, which controls your thoughts and actions.
What is the nervous system?
This mental health issue can be worsened by nicotine use.
What is anxiety (or depression)?
This club at school helps people stop using nicotine products by spreading awareness
what is tru club?
This muscle helps you breathe by expanding and contracting the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
This heavy metal has been found in vape aerosols and can damage organs.
What is lead (or nickel)?
Long-term vaping can reduce the efficiency of this process in the lungs.
What is oxygen exchange?
Using nicotine at a young age increases the risk of this lifelong condition.
What is addiction?
This U.S. organization provides information about tobacco and vaping risks.
What is the CDC?
This process allows oxygen to enter the blood and carbon dioxide to leave.
What is gas exchange (or diffusion)?
this is a condition caused by vaping.
what is popcorn lung?
This brain region involved in reward and addiction is affected by nicotine.
What is the dopamine/reward system (or limbic system)?
This term describes needing more nicotine over time to feel the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This strategy involves resisting peer pressure and making healthy choices.
What is refusal skills (or decision-making skills)?