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Vaping. What is an electronic cigarette?. Battery-operated Turns liquid chemical (e-juice) into a vapour/aerosol that can be inhaled Not a tobacco product -- BUT may contain nicotine. How it works: From liquid to vapour. Products on the Market.
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What is an electronic cigarette? • Battery-operated • Turns liquid chemical (e-juice) into a vapour/aerosol that can be inhaled • Not a tobacco product -- BUT may contain nicotine
Products on the Market • The e-cigarette is a rapidly changing product category that has evolved since first entering the market in 2006. Vype
Why were e-cigarettes invented? As a tool to help smokers STOP smoking!
So, what’s the big deal? • Perceived as safer and less harmful– yet long term health effects are largely unknown • Renormalizes cigarette smoking • Marketed to youth (using social media, fun candy flavours) • May act as a gateway to tobacco use • Draw former smokers back into nicotine addiction • Exposes non-users to toxins • Can be used for nicotine and other substances (cannabis) • Unregulated • Reports of batteries exploding • Child poisonings
Tear down the truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfQ6pKVkkl4
Health Effects Health Effects Immediate: • Light headedness, throat irritation, dizziness, coughing • Increased heart rate, blood pressure, and airway resistance • Lung inflammation Long-term: Research on long-term health effects of frequent aerosol exposure is unknown but some studies suggest possible lung damage.
Your lungs are at risk because… • They are exposed to substances that they’re not designed to handle/filter • The aerosol can contain heavy metals that can damage lung tissue • Cancer causing material can be released into your lungs
SecondhandExposure • Aerosols may pose a health risk to those exposed to second-hand e-cigarette vapour • Risks may include respiratory inflammation
E-Juice • All e-juices are different • It could be made in an unsafe or unsanitary environment • More than 80 compounds have been found in e-juices that are linked to negative health effects • When heated– chemical reaction changes the compounds
Addiction • Long-term vaping may result in addiction but evidence of how addictive they are is not yet available. • Addictiveness is based on: • Nicotine concentration • Flavouring • Type of device • Brand
What makes vaping so addictive? Nicotine (most e-juices have it!)
What is Nicotine? • Drug • Stimulant • Highly Addictive • Causes changes in brain chemistry • Found in most e-juices
Vape and theBrain • Youth and young adults brains are still developing • Nicotine makes it harder for youth to concentrate, learn, or control their impulses • Nicotine can train your brain to be more easily addicted to other drugs like meth and cocaine
E-Cigarette Use and Perceived Harm Among Youth E-cigarette use and perceived harm among Niagara students OSDUHS (2015)
The DeNoble Files The DeNoble Files
Smoke Free Ontario Act (SFOA) • Vaping any substance is NOT permitted on school property and additionally within 20m from the perimeter of the school • Indoors and Outdoors • Applies to all students, staff, visitors • Fine = $305 for first offence Sale and Supply • Youth supplying (giving a tobacco product, a vape, or any vape component- including e-juice) to those under 19 years- not permitted • Adults purchasing for those under 19 years- not permitted • Fine= $490 for first offence
Niagara Smoke and Vape-Free Outdoor Spaces Bylaw Smoking tobacco, cannabis and vaping products is prohibited in the following public spaces: • Beaches (new) • Recreation trails (new) • Within 9 metres of an entrance or exit of a publicly accessible place, building or workplace (new) • Parks, playgrounds and sports fields • Splash pads and outdoor pools • Arenas and recreation centres • Outdoor areas of municipal and regional buildings • Bus shelters
Take Away Messages • Unknown long term health effects • Unknown ingredients • Potential risk of poisoning • Addiction
Where to get help • Public Health Tobacco Hotline • 905-688-8248 ext. 7393 • Community Addictions Services of Niagara • 905-684-1183 • Teacher / Principal / VP • Child and Youth Worker • Public Health Nurse • Doctor