Cancerous Chemistry
Name 3 chemicals that are found in vape/e-cigarette aerosol
Nicotine, formaldehyde, arsenic, tin, nickel, lead, cadmium, benzene, etc.
True or False: Vaping is less harmful than smoking cigarettes
True!
Vaping is slightly less harmful, but still has plenty of health risks
True or False: e-cigarette/vape use among youth is increasing
False
Youth e-cigarette use decreased from 14.1% in 2022 to 10% in 2023
One Juul pod has the same amount of nicotine as ___ cigarettes.
41 cigarettes
_____ is a form of nicotine found in many vapes that absorbs into the body faster and is easier for less-experienced users to inhale
Nicotine salts / salt-based nicotine
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a respiratory disease that damages the smallest airways in your lungs, and is caused by inhaling diacetyl from vapes. A nickname for this disease is _____.
Popcorn lung
____-flavored vapes are the most common flavor among youth.
Fruit-flavored
People who have ever used e-cigarettes/vapes are ___ times more likely to use cigarettes in their lifetime
7 times more likely
Taking "dry hits" off of a vape produces high levels of this cancer-causing chemical.
Formaldehyde
At high voltages, the _____ of e-cigarettes release heavy metals into the e-liquid and cause lung damage.
Metal coils
What is the most common source that youth get their vapes/e-cigarettes from?
Friends and family
56.9% of underage users get their products from peers and family members
The very first e-cigarette was invented in _____, but was never sold on the market.
1965
This chemical is believed to be the main cause of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI), which can cause severe illness or death.
Vitamin E acetate
As of February 2020, vaping was associated with at least ____ deaths in the US
68 deaths
___% of high schoolers used tobacco products last year
10%
There have been at least ___ e-cigarette/vaping device explosions since 2009.
372