Episode 62
What is vaping?
What’s the difference between different types of vapes?
What are the issues around vaping?
Before 2010, there really wasn’t much new in the tobacco realm. Snus had become a thing and was being promoted in different flavors. At the end of the day though, it was still like chew and that was a turn off to many. Then things drastically changed when e-cigarettes came on the scene. Originally in Asia, these devices were built to look like cigarettes and feel the same way. Many people felt that it was a fad. Little did we all know where we would be 10 years later.
I’ve seen a huge increase in my teenage clients who use nicotine. Previously only the kids who were using drugs regularly were using nicotine. Now, it’s the rarer kid that isn’t vaping at least somewhat regularly. That could be my clientele but data suggests that teens are using nicotine at alarmingly high rates. Today, I talked with Pat McKone, Senior Director –Public Policy and Advocacy of the American Lung Association. Pat has worked with lung health programming in
Minnesota for over forty years. Ms. McKone’s work has included tobacco cessation programs for adults and youth, limiting youth access to tobacco, public and school-based education, raising awareness of the impact of tobacco in those with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders, as well as advocacy around limiting exposure to secondhand smoke, smoke free housing, point of sale, and e cigarettes. Ms. McKone was the 2017 recipient of the American Lung Association’s Distinguished Professional Service Award and in 2018 was recognized as part of the Blue Cross Trailblazer award.
Helpful Links
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0417.pdf Statement about Harm Reduction
Unintended Consequences: How Addiction, New Devices and Punitive Policies Continue to Harm Youth in the E-cigarette Epidemic – Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops | Northcentral Technical College ***Webinar Home Page***
5 Vaping Facts You Need to Know | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults | CDC
The Ugly Truth About Vaping | American Heart Association
Know the Risks: E-cigarettes & Young People | U.S. Surgeon General’s Report
What Is Vaping? Everything You Need To Know
Can vaping damage your lungs? What we do (and don’t) know – Harvard Health
Associations between vaping and Covid-19: Cross-sectional findings from the HEBECO study
EVALI Vaping Liquids Part 1: GC-MS Cannabinoids Profiles and Identification of Unnatural THC Isomers
EVALI Vaping Liquids Part 2: Mass Spectrometric Identification of Diluents and Additives
Results from the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey | FDA
Depression Stick! is fake but vaping’s contribution to the youth mental health crisis is real
New report shows youth vaping remains at epidemic levels
IQOS heated tobacco products | PMI – Philip Morris International
Free Treatment Tool https://betsybyler.com/treatment-tool/