Electronic Cigarettes A Long Subtitle Goes Here and Vaping Among Teens Natalie Hall Tobacco Enforcement Coordinator January 26, 2019
AGENDA ● Tobacco Products Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ● What is an Electronic Cigarette? ● 2018 National Statistics ● Why Do Teens Use Electronic Cigarettes?
TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATED BY THE (FDA) • Cigarettes • Cigars • Dissolvable Tobacco • Hookah Tobacco • Nicotine Gels • Pipe Tobacco • Roll-Your-Own Tobacco • Smokeless Tobacco • Vaporizers and Other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
VAPORIZERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS)
STRENGTH OF A PACK Amount Equivalent 1 pack cigarettes 20 cigarettes (contains 8mg per cigarette, but only inhale 1mg) 1 JUULpod 0.7 mL pod "5% nicotine by volume" 1 PHIX pod 1.5 mL pod "5% nicotine by volume" 1 Suorin pod 2 mL cartridge "5.4% nicotine by volume "
2018 NATIONAL YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY Source: FDA
WHY ARE TEENS USING E-CIGARETTES?
VIDEO How JUUL Made Nicotine Go Viral https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A FOpoKBUyok
WHY FLAVORS?
WHAT’S IN THAT POD? Nicotine • Benzoic Acid • Over Glycerol • devices and pods Propylene Glycol • sold every month Natural Oils • Extracts and Flavors • ??? •
WHO’S THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
SOCIAL MEDIA TARGETING • Bigger Instagram accounts giving “shout-outs” and reposting of Snapchat videos of young people using • Problematic memes and cartoons are also distributed via Twitter, which give youth the impression that using is okay HOW ARE THESE MESSAGES HARMFUL TO YOUNG PEOPLE?
FEEDBACK FROM HOWARD COUNTY TEENS • Buzz • Flavors • Stress • Boredom • Peer pressure • Social norm
TOBACCO YOUTH INVESTIGATOR OPPORTUNITIES 410-313-6292 or
NEXT STEPS Contact me to: 1. Request a presentation about tobacco/e-cigarettes 2. Learn about youth tobacco investigator opportunities 3. Report retailers who are selling tobacco products to minors
THANK YOU
CONTACT INFORMATION Natalie Hall Tobacco Enforcement Educator Howard County Health Department nhall@howardcountymd.gov
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