Youth and E-Cigarette Use
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at Electronic Cigarettes What are e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that allow users to inhale or vape, aerosolized liquid (e-juice). The liquid usually contains nicotine (the highly addictive drug in regular cigarettes), flavorings, and other chemicals to make the aerosol. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs. Who is using e-cigarettes? In the past three years, there has been a 50% increase in e-cigarette use in high schoolers. In 2017, almost 20% of high schoolers in Minnesota reported using an e-cigarette within the previous 30 days. Across the United States more high school students use e-cigarettes than regular cigarettes and those who use e- cigarettes are four times more likely to start smoking cigarettes. Health Effects and Other Considerations: Nicotine and Addiction: Any exposure to nicotine as an adolescent is harmful to the brain. Young people who are exposed to nicotine are at an increased risk for addiction because their brains are still developing and making concrete connections. Many studies have shown that symptoms of a nicotine addiction can occur in as little as a few days or weeks after smoke inhalation in youth. E-cigarettes, nearly all of which contain nicotine, prime the adolescent brain for addiction. Tobacco Use and Mental Illnesses: In Minnesota, youth with anxiety or depression were 1.5 to 1.6 times more likely to use tobacco and tobacco products. People with substance use disorders also had high rates of tobacco use. Minnesota Regulations: Tobacco controls are proven to be highly effective, evidence-based strategies to prevent youth from smoking and reduce youth access. Local communities have: • Increased the minimum sale age to 21 years. • Reduced access to e-cigarettes and vaping products. • Limited flavor and menthol tobacco availability and sales. • Increased the minimum pack and price of cigars. • Increased compliance and enforcement efforts of youth access laws. Resources for Parents: Teachers and Parents: That USB Stick Might Be an E-Cigarette – CDC Poster Should I Talk to My Kids About Vaping? – Twin Cities Medical Society Know the Risks E-Cigarette and Young People – U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Juuling: What Pediatricians and Families Need to Know – American Academy of Pediatrics Sources: Health Effects and Other Considerations: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/tpc/topics/nicotine_docs/2018_nicotine_addiction_advisory.pdf Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey (MYTS): http://www.health.state.mn.us/tobacco/ For more information on NAMI Minnesota visit us at: www.namimn.org Tobacco Use and Mental Illness: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/tpc/docs/tobacco_data.pdf https://www.nami.org/getattachment/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers/childrenmhfacts.pdf January 2019 Youth and E-Cigarette Use 1919 University Ave. W., Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55104 Tel. 651-645-2948 or 888-NAMIHELPS Fax: 651-645-7379 www.namimn.org
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Electronic Cigarettes What are e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that allow users to inhale or vape, aerosolized liquid (e-juice). The liquid usually contains nicotine (the highly addictive drug in regular cigarettes), flavorings, and other chemicals to make the aerosol. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs. Who is using e-cigarettes? In the past three years, there has been a 50% increase in e-cigarette use in high schoolers. In 2017, almost 20% of high schoolers in Minnesota reported using an e-cigarette within the previous 30 days. Across the United States more high school students use e-cigarettes than regular cigarettes and those who use e-cigarettes are four times more likely to start smoking cigarettes. Health Effects and Other Considerations: Nicotine and Addiction: Any exposure to nicotine as an adolescent is harmful to the brain. Young people who are exposed to nicotine are at an increased risk for addiction because their brains are still developing and making concrete connections. Many studies have shown that symptoms of a nicotine addiction can occur in as little as a few days or weeks after smoke inhalation in youth. E-cigarettes, nearly all of which contain nicotine, prime the adolescent brain for addiction. Tobacco Use and Mental Illnesses: In Minnesota, youth with anxiety or depression were 1.5 to 1.6 times more likely to use tobacco and tobacco products. People with substance use disorders also had high rates of tobacco use. Minnesota Regulations: Tobacco controls are proven to be highly effective, evidence-based strategies to prevent youth from smoking and reduce youth access. Local communities have:
• Increased the minimum sale age to 21 years. • Reduced access to e-cigarettes and vaping products. • Limited flavor and menthol tobacco availability and sales. • Increased the minimum pack and price of cigars. • Increased compliance and enforcement efforts of youth access laws.
Resources for Parents: Teachers and Parents: That USB Stick Might Be an E-Cigarette – CDC Poster Should I Talk to My Kids About Vaping? – Twin Cities Medical Society Know the Risks E-Cigarette and Young People – U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Juuling: What Pediatricians and Families Need to Know – American Academy of Pediatrics Sources: Health Effects and Other Considerations: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/tpc/topics/nicotine_docs/2018_nicotine_addiction_advisory.pdf Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey (MYTS): http://www.health.state.mn.us/tobacco/ For more information on NAMI Minnesota visit us at: www.namimn.org Tobacco Use and Mental Illness: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/tpc/docs/tobacco_data.pdf https://www.nami.org/getattachment/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers/childrenmhfacts.pdf January 2019
Youth and E-Cigarette Use
1919 University Ave. W., Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55104 Tel. 651-645-2948 or 888-NAMIHELPS Fax: 651-645-7379 www.namimn.org
