Vaping 101
What is the name of the addictive drug found in both vapes and cigarettes?
This is the most common name for the drug scientifically known as cannabis.
Marijuana
When you do something fun, your brain releases this "feel-good" chemical.
Dopamine
This word describes a strong urge or need to use a drug.
Craving
True or False: Vaping is less harmful to your health than smoking cigarettes.
True (Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but still not safe)
Instead of actual water vapor, vapes produce a warm mist called this.
Aerosol
This is the main chemical in cannabis that makes a person feel "high."
THC
At what age is the human brain finally "done" growing and developing?
Mid-twenties
Using cannabis can make it much harder to do this daily activity safely.
Driving
True or False: Vaping and smoking are the only ways to ingest nicotine.
False
One vape cartridge can sometimes have as much nicotine as this many cigarettes.
A whole pack (20 cigarettes)
This other chemical in cannabis does not cause a "high" on its own.
CBD
Drugs like nicotine "hijack" the brain's built-in system for this.
The reward system
Vaping can cause this body part to become red, swollen, or inflamed.
Lungs
True or False: Cannabis is often much stronger today than it was in the past.
True
Many vapes use these two liquids, which are also found in smoke machines. Name one.
Propylene glycol and glycerol.
Cannabis can affect how your brain cells send and receive these.
Signals
Using drugs as a teen can hurt your ability to stay focused or pay this.
Attention
In the short term, vaping can cause you to produce extra amounts of this.
Mucus
True or False: The FDA has approved the whole cannabis plant as medicine.
False (They have only approved specific lab-made versions)
When a vape gets too hot, its liquid can turn into these harmful molecules.
Metals (like lead or nickel)
This is the scientific name for the chemicals found in cannabis plants.
Cannabinoids
Nicotine is especially risky for teens because their brain cells are still doing this.
Developing (or growing/maturing)
The first large-scale study on the effects of vaping on non-smokers started in this year.
2024
True or False: Nicotine can cause a person to feel more anxious, not less.
Both - true and false, depending on the circumstances