Why is Vaping Bad for Teens & Kids–Addiction Facts & How to Help

My guests this week are Dorian Fuhrman and Meredith Berkman.

In this episode, Dorian, Meredith, and I discuss vaping and e-cigarettes. Kids and teens vaping is something many have asked me to address as it’s becoming a more widespread problem among younger and younger kids. While it initially was touted as a safer version of smoking, this has been marketed to kids as risk free and fun, the reality is very different. We now know that vaping carries a significant number of health risks, and leads kids on a path toward addictive behavior and substance use that can be difficult to break. My colleagues and I are seeing kids at our clinic who are experimenting with or addicted to vaping at much higher frequencies than even two years ago, and I’ve had several teary teens in my office finally disclose their vaping habits, desperate for a solution to free themselves from an addiction they never thought could happen. Whether you are already aware of this issue or not, it’s an important one to have on your radar, regardless of your child’s age. I’ve invited the co-founders of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe), Dorian and Meredith, on the show to help us better understand the issue, the risks involved, how they are working to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, and most importantly, how to talk with your kids about it.

Dorian and Meredith are two of the co-founders of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes , PAVe for short, a national grassroots education and advocacy organization. They founded PAVe as a response to the youth vaping epidemic, and when they discovered that a Juul representative had spoken to their son’s ninth grade class and told them it was totally safe and about to get FDA approval. They testified about this incident in Congress. Today, PAVe has volunteers around the country, educating parents about the dangers of flavored e-cigarette products, and advocating to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products.

 

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