People mistakenly think that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes. Even though most state laws say that someone must be 21 to buy tobacco products or e-cigarettes, these items are rampant in middle and high schools.
Youth see vaping as appealing, even though it is as bad as or sometimes worse than cigarette smoking.
In 2020, 3.7% of 18 year olds smoked or vaped. Two years later, that number increased to 6%, according to the CDC.
An estimated 5,700 young people start vaping every day.
We conducted 9 interviews with people ranging from age 11-50+. Overall, people think that...
Vaping is a bigger problem in schools since students don't know the consequences of vaping.
Vaping is addicting due to the chemicals inside the vape including addictive substances such as nicotine.
Vaping is becoming a bigger problem because teens are getting more access to disguised vapes. Sometimes they can look like markers or flash drives or even jewelry.