Vaping

E-cigarettes and other Vaping Products

Youth vaping has increased dramatically across the country, including right here in St. Lucie County. E-cigarette companies claim their products are intended for adults, but alarming rates among teens tell a different story. About 25% of Florida high school students are vaping compared to 4% of Florida adults.

E-cigarette companies use the same tricks, including flavors and marketing campaigns, tobacco companies used for decades to target and recruit young smokers. Not a surprise considering Big Tobacco companies own or have significantly invested in e-cigarette companies. These are the same tobacco companies that for decades lied about the addictiveness and health effects of cigarettes.

Vape Talk: Parent Guide
https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/vape-talk/

What Parents Need to Know
https://drugfree.org/parent-blog/the-teen-vaping-trend-what-parents-need-to-know/

FOR SCHOOLS
Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/youth-guide-to-e-cigarettes-presentation.html

Tobacco Prevention Tool Kit
https://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit.html

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Students Working Against Tobacco
Contact: Esteban Mendez, Students Working Against Tobacco Coordinator (772)785-6144 or Esteban.mendez@flhealth.gov