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Vaping Notes

This document discusses the potential consequences of vaping according to four categories: environmental impact, health impact, legal impact, and other impact. It provides facts and information about each category of impact. For environmental impact, it notes issues like disposable vape waste and recycling. For health impact, it discusses potential addiction, unknown long term risks, and presence of chemicals. For legal impact, it covers age restrictions. And for other impact, it discusses uses for quitting smoking and industry profits. The document encourages personal reflection on which consequences would most influence decisions about vaping.

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Year 9

Vaping

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Consequences of vaping
Draw the four-square grid shown below. Then, sort the consequences cards by
deciding which category each fact should come under.

Environmental impact Health impact

Legal impact Other impact

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Consequences of vaping
Environmental impact

In the UK, two disposable vapes are thrown away every second. Over
a year, this is enough lithium to make around 1,200 electric car
batteries (lithium is needed for batteries, decreasing reliance on fossil
fuels).

More than half of people who buy single-use vapes bin them and
some of the biggest vaping brands do not take any specific steps to
promote recycling.

In the UK, vapes require specialist recycling. If they aren’t recycled,

the lithium-ion batteries can start fires when crushed in a waste truck
or at a waste-processing plant.

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Consequences of vaping
Health impact

The long-term risks of vaping are unclear. While vaping is far less
harmful than smoking (the risks from which are well-evidenced), it is
not risk free.

Vaping can be addictive, mostly due to the presence of nicotine

and the ease with which it can be taken and become part of
someone’s daily routine.

The liquid and vapour in vapes contain some chemicals found in

cigarette smoke (although at lower levels) that may be harmful.

Vaping still exposes users to some toxins. Nicotine is an addictive

substance and evidence suggests it may be riskier for young people
than adults.
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Consequences of vaping
Legal impact

It is not illegal to smoke or vape underage, but anyone who sells

cigarettes or vapes to under-18s, or buys them on behalf of anyone
under 18, is breaking the law.

Vapes are an age-restricted product because there is potential for

users to become addicted to nicotine-containing vapes, and
because the long-term effects of vaping on health are unknown.

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Consequences of vaping
Other impact

Vapes can help someone to quit smoking, by providing a

replacement source of nicotine for those who want to quit smoking
(although they are not recommended for non-smokers).

The vaping industry continues to grow (with some vaping companies

backed by the tobacco industry) and is solely focused on making a
profit.

Organisations are free to make their own policies about where

people can vape. This may mean that someone has to separate
from their friends/family and go to a designated area where they are
allowed to vape.

Privately reflect on what you think the

most significant impact is.

Think about which consequences would

be most likely to influence your own
decisions about vaping…

Further support
Speak to a tutor, head of year, school
nurse, or other trusted member of staff I need your help with
in school. something . . .

Contact Childline: www.childline.org.uk

0800 1111 Something's worrying me,
can I talk to you?
Contact the National Smokefree
Helpline: 0300 123 1044
I have something that’s
Further information is available via been bothering me . . .
FRANK: www.talktofrank.com/get-help

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Extension
Imagine that TJ’s friend Ben has
decided to ask his brother to buy him a
vape (even though TJ no longer wants
one).