Vaping/JUULing

Harvey County 30-Day Use of E-cigarettes: 11.89%*

11.89% doesn't seem like a huge percent, but when you look at high school seniors in Harvey County, 29.29% of seniors report that they have used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days. This is up from 9.33% in 2018.

Vaping continues to be a growing issue among Harvey County youth.

*Many youth do not equate e-cigarettes with many vaping devices such as JUULs

MORE INFO COMING SOON!

Vaping: TeamMember

E-cigarette use

among high school youth

increased 78%

from 2017 to 2018.

- 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey

Vaping: Image

JUUL

Quick facts about America's JUUL phenomenon

One JUUL pod contains the same amount of nicotine as 20 cigarettes, making it highly addictive
Plugs into a USB port to charge, conveniently looks like a flash drive
Nicotine delivered in an aerosol, not a vapor. Vapor is water, aerosols are made up of particles and chemicals, most of which do not have sufficient research on long term effects
In August of 2017, JUUL comprised 24% of all e-cigarette sales, and by October of 2018, JUUL accounted for 75% of all e-cigarette sales.

TRUTH INITIATIVE: "What's behind the explosive growth of JUUL?"

Vaping: About Us