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Vaping has grown in popularity over the last twenty years. But do you know what ingredients there are in a vape (e-cigarette)? “Vaping” sounds like something to do with water vapor. Well, everyone knows that water is safe. Vapes are filled with “e-juice,” also known as “vape juice.” Well, juice can be good for you, right? In fact, vapes have a fairly long list of worrying ingredients, and you may not even know what some of them are or the impact they could have on your health.
“In the United States, youth use e-cigarettes, or vapes, more than any other tobacco product,” according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Over two million middle- and high-school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2023 (CDC 2024).
Nicotine in any form, however, can damage a young person’s developing brain. Read on to learn how—and what parents, adults, and caregivers can do to help prevent underage vape use.
Most people would likely agree (or at least be aware) that smoking cigarettes isn’t a healthy choice—but what about vaping?
Vapes, also known as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, were introduced to the United States in 2006 and became popular in the 2000s (CASAA n.d.). Many brands saw increased popularity with younger smokers, who were especially drawn to the large selection of flavors.
Questions of safety continually come up: Is vaping a healthy alternative to smoking cigarettes? Could vaping help a person quit smoking? Does vaping damage the lungs as much as cigarette smoke? Will the secondhand “smoke” from a vape cause the same damage as a cigarette’s?
