Vaping may be safer than smoking, but there are still risks to this habit.
Talking Points:
- Vaping has become more popular than smoking cigarettes among teens.
- What makes smoking cigarettes addictive is nicotine. What makes smoking cigarettes deadly is the toxins that are in the smoke itself. Vapor has far less of these toxins.
- Cigarette smoking is highly addictive and hard to quit. Vaping has helped many cigarette smokers quit.
- The New York City School of Medicine determined that vaping is dangerous and should not be promoted as safe – especially among adolescents. Vaping damages DNA and weakens your body’s natural repair mechanisms, meaning those who vape can become more susceptible to cancer.
- While vaping is overall much healthier than cigarette smoking, it is not healthy. The best route to a healthy lifestyle is not to vape or smoke at all.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
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Vaping may be safer than smoking, but there are still risks to this habit.
Key Points:
- Vaping has become more popular than smoking cigarettes among teens.
- What makes smoking cigarettes addictive is nicotine. What makes smoking cigarettes deadly is the toxins that are in the smoke itself. Vapor has far less of these toxins.
- Cigarette smoking is highly addictive and hard to quit. Vaping has helped many cigarette smokers quit.
- The New York City School of Medicine determined that vaping is dangerous and should not be promoted as safe – especially among adolescents. Vaping damages DNA and weakens your body’s natural repair mechanisms, meaning those who vape can become more susceptible to cancer.
- While vaping is overall much healthier than cigarette smoking, it is not healthy. The best route to a healthy lifestyle is not to vape or smoke at all.
Quote This:
While vaping is overall much healthier than cigarette smoking, it is not healthy. The best route to a healthy lifestyle is not to vape or smoke at all.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Why do you think vaping is appealing to teens?
- Do you vape or would you consider doing it? Explain.
- What are some of the benefits of vaping? What are the dangers of developing this habit?
- Do you agree that “The best route to a healthy lifestyle is not to vape or smoke at all”? Explain why or why not.
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
