Facts FOR Students David SuDA MED LPC Western Psychiatric Hospital UPMC William Shakespeare That is the Question Second Largest Manufacturer of Tobacco Products They make Cigarettes ID: 815653
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To Vape,orNot to Vape,
Facts FOR StudentsDavid SuDA, M.ED, LPCWestern Psychiatric Hospital, UPMC
Slide2William Shakespeare
That is the Question.
Slide3Second Largest Manufacturer of Tobacco Products.
They make Cigarettes!Switching over
to E-Cigarettes.
Slide4Phillip MorrisLargest Manufacturer of Tobacco Products. They make Cigarettes!
Acknowledging that Cigarettes are Harmful…So we need a new product.
E-Cigarettes!!!
Slide52014
More money being spent on Vaping means more use.In 2014 Vaping became more popular than traditional cigarettes.
Slide6We Have to Make Choicesin Life?
Slide7I’ll Just Do What Everyone Else is Doing?
It’s Easy To Do That.
Thinking can be hard.
Slide8Slide9Good Decisions NeedGood Information
Slide10Knowledge is Important!I Am Not Here To Preach To You!
Slide11Is Vaping Safe?The BIG Question:
Slide12NO!
Slide13Vaping is Smoking
You are putting stuff in your lungs that doesn’t belong there.All those chemicals are no good.Just a little bit may be too much.
Made for Oxygen Only. Nothing Else!!
Slide14What is in a Vape Cloud?
Is This Stuff Safe?
It’s Complicated!!
Slide15What Does the Vape & Tobacco Companies say?These chemicals are safe.The FDA has approved them.Used in makeup, a variety of foods, and mouthwash.They are common in many industries and they don’t cause cancer.
Food & Drug AdministrationThey make sure the stuff we use is safe.
Slide16Yes, its true they were approved by the FDA so they are safe.But, they were not being used in a Vaping device, and being inhaled.
Slide17Not as Safe as They Say. Why?Approved for ingestion in your stomach and external use.Your Lungs are different from your Stomach.Exposure over a long time is a problem.
Slide18“I Got an IDEA!I’ll Just Try it, andI Can Always Quit.”
Slide19What is This?
Slide20NICOTINEVery Strong and Highly Addictive Drug Found in Traditional Cigarettes and Vaping Devices.
It makes it hard to stop once you start.
Slide21Here Comes the Juul!Small Vaping Device with a strong dose of Nicotine.The same Nicotine that is found in a Whole Pack of Cigarettes!It’s the NICOTINE
that will bring you back.
Slide22Intense Marketing Towards ChildrenEven though E-Cig promoters refute this it is very advantageous to them.Large Tobacco Companies are interested in you developing a habit. They realize that the MONEY is in VAPING not in SMOKING.
VAPING
Slide23Slide24The Earlier You Start the Harder it is to Stop.The Longer the More Dangerous.
Slide25A Very Short Course in Brain Development
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Slide26Your Brain is the most Protected Organ in your Body.
That’s Why You Have a Thick Skull.
Slide27Interestingly, Brain Cells Do Not Regenerate
This Will Heal.
Ouch!!!
This Will
Not!
Slide28The Brain ‘Wires” itself.
This is Your Brain!
Most of Development takes place in the first 25 Years.
Your Brain is still growing Right Now!!
Slide29Neural Pathways are Enhanced by the Things We Do.
Slide30Drugs also Enhance Pathways in the Brain. The Brain gets use to them and expects them.Without them it no longer feels “Okay”.This certainly leads to other problems.
Slide31Question: What is Addiction?Answer:
Addiction is a Brain Disease.
Need a Chemical or Substance to Function.
Seek out the Drug Despite all Consequences.
Slide32Addiction and the BrainDrugs, like those we discussed, can create unhealthy pathways in the brain.Once these pathways are open they are hard to close.These open, well traveled, pathways lead to behaviors that are hard to change.
Slide33BIG STATISTICClose to 90 Percent of Addiction Starts in Adolescence.That’s 90%!
Slide34But, All of My Friends are Doing It...
Slide35This certainly can be a PROBLEM!!!
So How Can we Handle It?
Slide36Always Take the High Road!!
Don’t be Afraid to Stand Alone. Keep Yourself Safe.Educate Them.
Slide37Studies, Research, and StatisticsAs of 2014 more youth have tried E-Cigs than traditional cigarettes. (2014, Allegheny Health Dept)20% of Adolescents (14-19) have tried E-Cigs
(2015, AHD).30% of College students have used E-Cig, while 15% are current users (NY Study, 2015).
Slide38Studies, Research, and StatisticsE-Cigs are a 80 Billion Dollar Industry that is growing.Ove 70 Vaping Businesses in Allegheny County.Currently there is little regulation with E-Cigs. This includes vape juice, vape devices, sales, and service.
In Allegheny County E-Cigs & Vaping is forbidden in public places (the same as smoking).
Slide39Studies, Research, and StatisticsFirst time E-Cig use can lead to smoking (traditional Cigarettes. (Primack, 2017)No clinical proof as a cessation device.
Toxic! Not just products, but the metals in the E-Cig device.May prove to be more toxic than traditional cigarettes.
Slide40Slide41Take Care of Your Brain
Slide42There is Help to QuitPennsylvania Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOWThe Quitline is available for age 14 and older 24/7 by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669
)TTY: 1-877-777-6534Allegheny County Cessation Resources: http://tobaccofreeallegheny.org/where-to-get-help/ Ask your school counselor, nurse or Student Assistance Team for help