Danger of Vaping
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i love bubble gum
but when i heard that companies are
manufacturing products
such as cigarettes and vapes to contain
flavorings such as bubble gum
and other seemingly child friendly
flavors
i was shocked the only thing i could
think was
why are companies making these
hi everyone i’m trey and i’m here to
talk about waving
vaping amongst youth
vaping can cause a lot of diseases in
the respiratory system
but another main thing it causes is lung
cancer
24 of all cancers are lung cancers
and you can avoid most of them by simply
not vaping
cigarettes and vapes deliver nicotine to
your brain through your blood
and lungs when you vape nicotine goes
and sticks in a part of your brain
stopping you from enjoying any pleasure
activities besides vaping
a survey of 445 teens showed that just
over 30 percent of them
had tried or are vaping
so why are so many teens attracted to
vaping
well here’s the first main factor
the bright colors modern relatable
designs and sweet flavors are used to
lure teenagers into vaping
the second main factor advertisements
portray
somewhat cool looking teenagers they
show things people can relate to
or are popular people feel like they
want to be like the person
in the advertisement and the last main
factor
unlike regular cigarettes these new
waves feel less harsh
so they’re less likely to turn me
first-time users
these new waves also deliver nicotine to
your brain in a way that makes bonding
with the lungs and brain itself
easier therefore having a more
dangerously addictive
effect some brands pack as much as 40
secrets worth of nicotine
in a single vape case deceptive right
using nicotine in teenage can affect
parts of your brain that are
that control attention mood learning and
impulse control
when you learn some things strong
connections are built in your mind
and nicotine can change how those
connections are formed
for example a young smoker will have
more trouble focusing on activities such
as
playing an instrument or solving a math
problem because
nicotine will be blocking receptors in
their mind that are responsible for
focus
not that during most of my talk i’ve
answered the first question
why are companies making these the
answer being to learn teenagers into
becoming smokers and vapers
it probably leads to another one why are
companies putting so much
time effort and money into luring
teenagers
into becoming vapers and smokers in the
first place
well for any company to be successful
they need customers and they need the
customer to stay with them for as long
as possible
so the customer can pay the company for
as long as possible
so by having early customers say around
teenage
companies will be sure to have the
customer for a longer period of time
therefore having a longer term paying
customer
okay so i know all of this was a lot to
take in at such a short amount of time
but here’s an easy way to remember all
of it
please take a deep breath in
and out when a healthy non-smoker’s lung
fills up with fresh air
it looks like this thousands of tiny air
pockets fill up with fresh oxygen
and do what they’re supposed to do
however
when an unhealthy smoker’s lung fills up
with the same fresh air it looks like
this
some of the thousands of tiny air
pockets have popped
causing nearly half of the lung to
collapse
and the whole lung is blue to
black due to a chemical inside nicotine
called tar
but if you stay away from smoking and
vaping
your lungs will remain healthy and you
will be able to continue
so many of the activities you might love
like playing sports playing an
instrument solving a math problem or
simply
chatting with your friend without losing
your breath thank you