Physical and mental effects

Do you know at what age our brains stop developing?

If you guessed 25, you’re right! What does this have to do with vaping? Click into each tab below to learn more about the health effects in youth.

Brain development
  • Early use of nicotine can cause harm to brain development
  • Nicotine use can impact parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, memory, and impulse control
  • Mental health issues like anxiety and depression are issues that today’s youth face
  • Many use vaping as a coping method, because nicotine products are promoted as stress relievers
  • In reality, nicotine makes anxiety, depression, and stress worse
  • Youth are particularly vulnerable to nicotine, and may show signs of addiction early
  • Early nicotine use may increase the risk of developing addiction to other drugs
  • Vaping increases the chance that an adolescent will smoke cigarettes in the future
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