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Vaping & E-Cigarettes: Are They Safe?

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About This Assignment

Some organizations argue that e-cigarettes and vapes are a safer way to smoke compared to regular tobacco cigarettes. This assignment asks you to examine that claim carefully. You will research Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) using the links provided and form evidence-based conclusions about their health consequences.

Requirements

  • Use the research links at the bottom — do not rely only on what you already know.
  • All answers must be written in full sentences.
  • Each answer should be 5–10 sentences in length.
  • Think critically — explain ideas in your own words, not copied from the source.
  • When complete, press Submit to Vice Principal to send your work.
Research Questions
1
What is in an e-cigarette or vape? What are the key chemical ingredients and where do they come from?
5–10 sentences required
2
Describe 3 ways e-cigarettes/vapes are similar to tobacco cigarettes, and 3 ways they are different.
5–10 sentences required
3
What are 4 specific health risks of e-cigarettes/vapes for teenagers?
5–10 sentences required
4
Why is it important for scientists to continue doing research on vaping? What do we still not know?
5–10 sentences required
5
Are e-cigarettes and vapes with nicotine legal in Canada? Explain the rules as they apply to minors.
5–10 sentences required
6
What is School District 22's (Vernon) policy on e-cigarettes and vaping on school property? What are the consequences?
5–10 sentences required
7
Are flavoured e-cigarettes or vapes safe? What specific dangers may they pose?
5–10 sentences required
8
Define "popcorn lung" as a vaping-related condition. What is "vaper's tongue"? What causes each condition?
5–10 sentences required
9
Is nicotine addictive? Explain the science of how nicotine addiction works in the brain.
5–10 sentences required
10
What is nicotine salt? Why do vaping companies use it instead of regular (freebase) nicotine? What makes it potentially more harmful?
Hint: Think about absorption rate and how quickly nicotine reaches the bloodstream compared to traditional cigarettes.
5–10 sentences required
11
Imagine a classmate wants to try vaping. Using what you have learned, what evidence-based arguments could you give them to discourage it?
5–10 sentences required
12
What are your educational goals for this school year? How does this suspension affect or delay those goals?
5–10 sentences required

Research Resources — Use These to Find Your Answers

Quit Helpwww.quitnow.ca
SD22 PolicySD22 Vaping Practice Policy (PDF)
NIDATeens & E-Cigarettes – teens.drugabuse.gov
Medical News TodayE-Cigarette Research Article
Consumer ReportsTeens Who Vape More Likely to Try Regular Cigarettes
Fact SheetVaping Fact Sheet – tinyurl.com/yc4oykka

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