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This document discusses the dangers of e-cigarette use, specifically the JUUL brand, among teens. It notes that JUUL and a few other brands make up 97% of e-cigarette sales, and that JUUL devices are mistaken by many teens as not being e-cigarettes. The document outlines health risks of vaping for young people, including potential brain damage and increased risk of addiction. It details harmful substances found in e-cigarette vapor like nicotine, heavy metals, and chemical linked to "popcorn lung" disease. A study found that many teens vaping nicotine-free products were actually inhaling nicotine.

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Students and Vaping

This document discusses the dangers of e-cigarette use, specifically the JUUL brand, among teens. It notes that JUUL and a few other brands make up 97% of e-cigarette sales, and that JUUL devices are mistaken by many teens as not being e-cigarettes. The document outlines health risks of vaping for young people, including potential brain damage and increased risk of addiction. It details harmful substances found in e-cigarette vapor like nicotine, heavy metals, and chemical linked to "popcorn lung" disease. A study found that many teens vaping nicotine-free products were actually inhaling nicotine.

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As recipients of the Drug-Free Communities Grant, this is part of our efforts to increase awareness and educate
the Bullitt County community in the dangers of marijuana and tobacco, therefore, reducing youth substance
abuse.

Is JUUL an E-Cigarette?
JUUL​ is the top-selling e-cigarette brand in the United States.
More than three in every four e-cigs sold in the United States
is made by JUUL Labs Inc. Each device resembles a USB flash
drive and uses a pod of e-liquid or “juice” that contains
nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. ​Shaped like a USB
flash drive, the e-cigarette JUUL is widely used by students in
schools, including classrooms and bathrooms. ​Public health
experts have discovered that many teens consider the brand
to be an entirely different device from an e-cigarette. Some
teens also used the term “JUULing” instead of “vaping,” again
considering the two as completely different activities.But
JUULs are e-cigarettes, and JUULing is the same as vaping.

5 Brands Accounted for 97% of E-cig Sales in 2018


● JUUL
● Vuse
● MarkTen
● Blu
● Logic
Source: ​U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Health officials survey teens every year about nicotine use. The National Youth Tobacco Survey in 2019 was
the first to list JUUL devices specifically as e-cigarettes. ​A researcher with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention told The Los Angeles Times that he believed the simple change in language could reveal even
more teen e-cigarette use.

Added Risks for Young People Compared to Older Adults


● People younger than 25 years old have a greater risk of brain damage from vaping.
● Younger people have a greater risk of becoming addicted to nicotine from vaping.
● Young people who vape are more likely to take up tobacco cigarettes.
Source: ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Substances You Inhale When You Vape
Inhaling substances
when you vape is not
harmless despite what
some marketing
messages may say.
E-cigarette vapor
usually contains fewer
dangerous chemicals
than tobacco smoke,
but it is not harmless.
Vaping still puts a lot of
harmful substances into your lungs. And many of them can cause serious and permanent medical problems.
What’s in E-Cig Vapor?
● Nicotine
● Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can cause liver, kidney and nervous system damage
● Cancer-causing chemicals
● Heavy metals like nickel, tin and lead
● Flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to popcorn lung disease
Source: ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Is There Nicotine in 


E-cigarettes? 
Most teens don’t realize there’s nicotine in virtually
all e-cigarettes. Almost all e-juices contain the highly
addictive chemical. A 2019 study in the journal
Pediatrics​ found vaping teens inhale as much
nicotine as smokers, but don’t realize it.

The researchers found that 40 percent of teens who


thought they were vaping nicotine-free products
were actually inhaling nicotine. The researchers also
found that teens who used e-cigarettes more
frequently showed more nicotine in their systems.

For more information on this topic or how you can help and become more involved, please contact Allison
Robinson, Bullitt County Public Schools Drug-Free Schools Grant Coordinator & Bullitt County Partners in
Prevention coalition member at ​[email protected]​ or call (502) 869-8000.

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