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Fact Fact Fact In one local study, youth vaping can lead to a 2X risk of chronic bronchitis symptoms. 2 Reactions Source: McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Wang K, et al. Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents. 2017;195(8):1043-1049. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact A 30 mg bottle of concentrated nicotine is toxic enough to kill 25 preschoolers. 37 Reactions Source: See all +less − E-cigarettes, Death, Juul
Fact Fact Fact Since 2017, the number of teen vapers has increased by 1.5 million. 12 Reactions Source: Wang, T., Gentzke, A., Sharapova, S., Cullen, K., Ambrose, B., & Jamal, A. (2018). Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2017. See all +less − E-cigarettes, Legal Age
Fact Fact Fact E-cigarette-related fires and explosions are a risk to people and pets. Some events have resulted in life-threatening injury, and permanent disfigurement or disability. 5 Reactions Source: Reif, J., Dunn, K., Ogilvie, G., & Harris, C. (1992). Passive Smoking and Canine Lung Cancer Risk. American Journal Of Epidemiology, 135(3), 234-239. Be Smoke-free and Help Your Pets Live Longer, Healthier Lives. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2017). See all +less − E-cigarettes, Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact Adolescent athletes in some high-injury sports are at a 50% higher risk of misusing prescription painkillers than their peers who don't participate in these sports. 19 Reactions Source: Veliz PT, Boyd C, McCabe SE. Playing through pain: sports participation and nonmedical use of opioid medications among adolescents. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(5):e28–e30. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301242 See all +less − Addiction
Fact Fact Fact The opioid mortality rate increased as the u.S. Life expectancy rate decreased. 192 Reactions Source: Xu JQ, Murphy SL, Kochanek KD, Bastian B,Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2016 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2017. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2016, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program See all +less − Epidemic
Fact Fact Fact Individuals who are prescribed opioids prior to graduating high school are 33% more likely to misuse prescription opioids after graduating. 229 Reactions Source: Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, Katherine M. Keyes, Kennon Heard Pediatrics Nov 2015, 136 (5) e1169-e1177; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1364 See all +less − Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact Since 1999, over 9,000 children and teens have died from opioid overdoses. 31 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER: Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017. See all +less − Overdose
Fact Fact Fact 68% of the people who died from opioid overdoses in 2017 were men. 13 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. See all +less − Overdose