1 / 12

Understanding the Influences and Risks of Smoking and Vaping Among Youth

This informative overview examines how various influences, including family, friends, and celebrities, affect teenagers' decisions to start smoking or vaping. It highlights the concerning fact that an e-cigarette can contain unknown chemicals, including nicotine, often linked to addiction. Furthermore, it addresses the alarming number of chemicals found in cigarettes (4,000-7,000) and the misinformation surrounding e-cigarettes. With a focus on awareness, this piece seeks to educate the public on the risks associated with tobacco and vaping products.

dustin
Download Presentation

Understanding the Influences and Risks of Smoking and Vaping Among Youth

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SmokingVaporizing Rowan Pragdat, RT, TCS Jaclyn Chomsky, FNP-BC

  2. Influencesto encourage smoking • Parents • Older siblings or other family members • Friends • Any other influences?

  3. Young Celebrities Influence

  4. Commercials/Magazines/Internet • Adds on Facebook • Pop-up adds on I-Pad games • Advertising campaigns

  5. How many chemicals make up a cigarette? • 7 • 70 • 700 • 7,000 D. There are 4,000- 7,000known chemicals in cigarettes!

  6. What is the addictive drug in cigarettes? • Butane • Ammonia • Nicotine • Carbon Monoxide C. Nicotine is the one addictive component of cigarettes!

  7. What other chemicals are in cigarettes?

  8. Watch out, e-cigarette smokers…you're inhaling the unknown!! • States that the long term effects of this product is not known. • No information about the effects of the second-hand smoke. • Has nicotine with unknown amounts. • Contains anti-freeze.

  9. Where are e-cigarettes made? • E-Cigarettes are made in the USA? • True • False B. False! 99.99% are made in China!

  10. Do they smoke? They did but quit!!

  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmFleeFj8F0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmFleeFj8F0#t=10

  12. Thank you!

More Related