Vaping's Long-Term Health Effects
12th Grade · Health · 43 min· Glencoe Health
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the long-term health consequences of vaping.
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Electronic cigarettes, or vaping devices, heat a flavored e-liquid that usually contains nicotine, creating a vapor that users inhale.
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E-cigarettes deliver nicotine, which can increase heart rate and blood pressure, release rewarding neurotransmitters like dopamine, and lead to addiction, especially in developing teenage brains.
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Some e-cigarette flavorings contain diacetyl, which has been linked to bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as popcorn lung, a disease that causes irreversible scarring and destruction of lung tissue.
