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SAMHSA National Helpline help is available for you

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SAMHSA National Helpline help is available for you

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You can call this numbers for help and tell educate you why you shouldn’t do drugs and how to stop addiction.

(1-800-662-4357)

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What To Look Out For If You Suspect Your Teen Is Smoking/Vaping 

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What To Look Out For If You Suspect Your Teen Is Smoking/Vaping 

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The Difference Between Cigarettes And Vaping Through 8 Grade - 12 Grade

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The Difference Between Cigarettes And Vaping Through 8 Grade - 12 Grade

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Diagram Of Teens Vaping Through 2013-2022

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Diagram Of Teens Vaping Through 2013-2022

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The Pie Chart: What Teens Say They Smoke Or Vape

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The Pie Chart: What Teens Say They Smoke Or Vape

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By voting our law you make the world just a bit safer for teens by adding on to laws we have in prevention of teen drug use today. Our laws will help prevent more drug use for the adolescent. By voting for this law you are helping kids have less exposure to drugs and keeping them safe online.  You are also helping to strengthen the laws against teen drug use.

If all vape compinites where to shut down the disposable vapes will be banned to stop children becoming addicted to the devices under government proposals to be unveiled as early as next week. The Telegraph can reveal that health ministers are preparing to act, having decided that single-use vapes are overwhelmingly targeted at those aged under 18.

The analysis of participants' responses revealed that about 72% had used an e-cigarette within the last 30 days, and 42% had stopped entirely using e-cigarettes. Among participants who reported quitting vaping, about 18% mentioned vaping in the previous 30 days, and 21% reported currently vaping every day or some days.

the proportion of current vaping has been greater than that of current smoking (7.6% compared to 3.6% in 2023). The proportion of never smokers who have tried vaping is 11.5%. However, eight out of ten children have never smoked, so this amounts to nearly half (48%) of children who have ever tried vaping.

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Against: This law should not be voted because it wont do anything to help teens distribute less drugs. Not only that but california already has laws in place for teens to have no access to drugs. This law would have no use. Teens should be able to learn the hard way why they shouldn't do drugs. In california 7.6 million adult voted in favor for the use of marijuana. If marijuana so bad why does it have medical use. It's used to help with anxiety, sleep problems, pain and epilepsy. Adults 21 and above can oun and sell cannabis plants this law would do nothing to help them not sell to adolescents. Drugs like marijuana boost the economy by creating more jobs.

In agreement: Teens should be able to have a good life with no drugs that should came in contact in there life so they can be have healthy lungs and have a good brain because teens that vape causes there brain because it can be harm to the adolescent for the brain to development. This can continue the Brain and lund that continues when the person is going into there early to mid-20s. The cause of E-cigarettes can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine that can lead to young people who vape or smoke e-cigarettes can be more likely to smoke cigarettes or vape in the near future. It is known that it can cause cancer, and acrolein at a very young age and which can be used as a weed killer or even a cause to your teens menatle irreversible lung damage.

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We plan to reinforce our law by contacting all data providers responsible for the networks and ask they cut off access to all of the websites that can containing of teens buying drugs.

We also ask that all platforms containing statistics of teen use show less advertisement toward vapes and e-cigarettes toward teens.

We plan to make our advertisement accessible to parents phones and make them aware of what there teens is buying and spending there money on.

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Cons:

Not all websites and apps will have the data required to check the ages of buyers with things like a photo of their ID/driver license

Negligent parents won’t bother to implement websites against drugs and e-cigarettes. And monitor spending money

Teens are more adapted with technology will try to find new ways to obtain apps that have access to drugs

Pros:

Parents would worry less about their kids staying drug free

Prevent teen drug use

The internet would be a bit safer for adolescents

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We are the STDU and are here to prevent teen drug use by implementing laws such as:

It should be mandatory that all websites selling drugs may ask for email or phone number connected to the bank account to verify before purchase in prevention of drug use for minors.

Platforms like cash app, apple pay, and visa available to minors should have accounts suspended and sponsors alerted if they try to buy drugs or vapes.

School or government should provide websites that will block any students that has a phone to go on apps that sell drugs, vapes, and damage there mental help. All parents or legal guardians should be required to implement these websites on their kids.

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More ways to tell if your teen is smoking 

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More ways to tell if your teen is smoking 

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The health risks of vaping include: addiction: E-cigarettes contain nicotine, a drug that's highly addictive.

You don't have to vape every day to get addicted.

Anxiety and depression: Nicotine makes anxiety and depression worse.

Nicotine exposure during the teenage years can harm brain development, which continues until about age 25.

It can impact learning, memory and attention, and increase risk for future addiction to other drugs.

Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to go on to use regular cigarettes.

Using nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.

Each time a new memory is created or a new skill is learned, stronger connections – or synapses – are built between brain cells.

Young people's brains build synapses faster than adult brains.“

The biggest thing to look for is paraphernalia, like chargers, cartridges, cartridge packs, e-juice bottles, etc.”

he said of items that are left out inadvertently.

Parents may smell odors if a child is vaping in the bathroom or bedroom, and they may spot symptoms if their child vapes a synthetic drug used.

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One of things can be  by if they smell different.

There are a lot smaller. They're a lot easier to conceal.

Some of the ways a kid vapes at school are making secret pockets in my backpack, even in my pocket, and put my phone over it so that I just looks like I have my phone.

If your teen has developed a nicotine addiction, there are several treatment options available.

Why do teens vape? Teens often vape because vapes come in fun flavors, have sleek enticing packaging, and can be charged in a USB port.

Teens have been led to believe that vapes are much less harmful than cigarettes

they will turn you and your products over to airport security (usually local police) if they notice something.

If your child is already vaping or smoking, or if you suspect they may be, try to avoid getting angry at them or making threats.

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15- to 17-year-olds have over 16 times greater odds of being current JUUL users compared with those between 25 and 34 years old.

Teens and adults can tells if your vaping because While the smell from vaping is faint, you may catch a whiff of a flavoring.

For example, if you smell bubble gum when there's no gum in their room or chocolate cake when you aren't baking anything It might be that your teen is smoking a flavored nicotine vape.

Because vaping is far less harmful than smoking, your health could benefit from switching from smoking to vaping.

And you will reduce your risk of getting cancer. Switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes could also save you a lot of money.

Vaping nicotine can increase anxiety symptoms and stress levels.

However, many tobacco users falsely believe tobacco products can relieve stress or anxiety.

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How Vape Companies Get Teens Hook On Vaping 

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How Vape Companies Get Teens Hook On Vaping 

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Companies that produce vaping liquids create appealing flavors, such as apple pie or vanilla, to attract teens and get them hooked on their product.

Vaping is also much more discreet than smoking traditional cigarettes or smoking marijuana via other methods.

Other reasons youth reported for using e-cigarettes include that they are easier to get than other tobacco products, cost less than other tobacco products and can be used in areas where other tobacco products, such as cigarettes, are not allowed.

The average teen vaper starts using e-cigarettes at just 13, according to a major study.

An analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has laid bare the country's teen e-cigarette epidemic.

The lung damage he has seen in patients is the equivalent to someone smoking cigarettes for decades.

It will kill you the first time you try it both mentally and physically.

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When students vape in school, it's not just a distraction for other students. It can also lead to lower grades and academic performance.

A 2021 study found that students who began to use cigarettes had  missed assignments, skipped classes, and reported lower GPAs than those who didn't use tobacco products.

Because they used to hide in the bathroom skip class and smoke vapes and cigarettes.Tobacco use negatively impacts our physical and mental health.

This is particularly true for college students, who are already facing major health challenges such as stress, which can cause depression and anxiety.

Tobacco use has also been connected to poor academic performance, high-risk drinking behavior, illicit drug use and high-risk sexual behavior.

Teachers surveyed by Truth Initiative reported that student vaping has led to frequent class interruptions and decreased student focus.

These incidents may be frustrating for educators, but it is important that schools respond to tobacco violations with a supportive approach.