Vaping 101
What is the name of the highly addictive drug found in vapes and cigarettes?
Nicotine
More youth smoke traditional cigarettes than they do electronic cigarettes.
True or False.
False
Big tobacco hooks youth on vapes & nicotine so that they will become lifetime users.
True or False
True
Nicotine can help with stress, anxiety and depression.
True or False
A small ______ in a vape heats up the liquid to generate the aerosol or vapor.
Battery
Skin
Vapes are flavored with real fruit juices.
True or False
False
They are flavored with chemicals
Unlike cigarettes, vapes contain no cancer-causing chemicals.
True or False.
False.
Vapes also contain chemicals that cause cancer.
People are allowed to vape in public parks.
True or False
False.
No public places
Why are youth more vulnerable to addiction?
Brain isn't fully developed until around 25 years old
Vape smoke is water vapor.
True or False
False.
It is aerosol that contains chemicals.
What state is the largest by land size in the US?
Alaska
Vaping delivers nicotine to the brain in as little as 10 seconds.
True or False
True.
Nicotine is one of the fastest acting drugs.
How many cigarettes are equal to one vape pen or pod?
25-30 Cigarettes or 1 pack
What age group does Big Tobacco companies spend their advertising money?
Youth
Snack food that lends its name to a lung condition that can be caused by vaping.
Popcorn (as in Popcorn Lung)
Batteries in vapes have been known to cause fires, explosions and injuries to the user.
True or False
True
What was the 1st state in the US?
Delaware
What is the number one reason youth vape?
Peer Pressure
Vapes can help someone quit smoking.
True or False
False.
That statement has not been proven.
Metal particles are found in vapes.
True or False
True.
Toxic metals such as arsenic, lead, chromium and nickel are detected in vapes as well as formaldehyde.
How many people die from tobacco related death each day in the US?
535, 950 or 1,300
1,300.
Tobacco related death is the #1 cause of preventable death in the US.
How old must you be to purchase vapes and tobacco products in NJ?
21
What is the only land mammal that cannot jump?
Elephant
Electronic cigarettes were introduced to the US in 2015.
True or False
False.
They were introduced in 2007.
There is secondhand smoke from traditional cigarettes but not secondhand vapors from vaping.
True or False
False.
There are secondhand vapors.
Some Companies that sell vapes offer coupons and rebates to get people to purchase their product in NJ.
True or False
False.
In NJ companies are not allow to offer sales or discounts for tobacco/vape products.
Approximately how many years does smoking shorten life by?
6 years or 10 years or 13 years
13 Years
What percentage of adults who began using tobacco before the age of 19 continue to smoke into their adulthood.
90%
Roughly how many stars are in our solar system?
1, 10,000, 1 million, 1 billion
1
the sun