Teen Vaping Epidemic

Download or read book Teen Vaping Epidemic written by Teshia Mikesell and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, vaping has become popular among teens. Research shows the increasing number of teens’ vaping across the nation. Teen’s need to be educated on the dangers of vaping so they can make informed decisions when it comes to vaping. Smoking has declined dramatically over the years. This has been done through education programs, campaigns, advertisements, and cessation groups. Now that vaping is on the rise, similar events need to take place to decrease the amount of users. To expand on prior research, a survey was done to understand what students knew about the harms of vaping on their health, and also to examine what educational strategies would be the best to use when teaching teen’s about the dangers of vaping. The survey examined 10th grade health students at a local high school. Results indicated that for the most part teen’s understand that vaping is harmful to their health. Students reported mixed results about whether vaping was a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes or not. Results also determined that the best educational strategies to use when teaching the dangers of vaping was a classroom discussion, and watching videos that related facts about the dangers of vaping.