As with smoking, vaping is not permitted in or around Dyatmika’s school grounds, including in our carparks.
Vaping is increasing in some communities of young people around the world. Given that vaping is relatively new and unregulated in many places, we feel that it is important to provide some basic information for teenagers and their parents.
Why shouldn’t I use e-cigarettes?
• Science shows that e-cigarettes contain ingredients that are addictive and could harm different parts of your body.
• Right now, your brain is still developing, which means you are more vulnerable to addiction.
• Many e-cigarettes contain nicotine, and using nicotine can change your brain to make you crave more nicotine. It can also affect your memory and concentration.
• E-cigarettes contain chemicals that are harmful. When people use e-cigarettes, they breathe in tiny particles that can harm their lungs.
• The cloud that people exhale from e-cigarettes can expose you to chemicals that are not safe to breathe.
I thought e-cigarettes didn’t have nicotine – just water and flavouring?
• Many e-cigarettes have nicotine. There are also other chemicals in them that can be harmful.
What’s the big deal about nicotine?
• Your brain is still developing until about age 25. Nicotine is addictive and can harm your brain development.
• Using nicotine at your age may make it harder for you to concentrate, learn, or control your impulses.
Aren’t e-cigarettes safer than conventional cigarettes?
• Because your brain is still developing, scientific studies show that it isn’t safe for you to use any tobacco product that contains nicotine, including e-cigarettes.
• Whether you get nicotine from an e-cigarette or a cigarette, it’s still risky.
• Some e-cigarette batteries have even exploded and hurt people.
I (or my friends) have tried e-cigarettes and it was no big deal.
• Science shows that e-cigarettes contain ingredients that are addictive and could harm different parts of your body.
Information taken from Know the risks: E-cigarettes and young people
You can find out more by following these links:
Is it time to quit vaping? – New York Times
What’s behind a vaping illness outbreak in the US? – BBC News
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes – BBC News