3 Important Ways Vaping Impacts Your Kid’s Health

Vaping has exploded in the teenage population around the country. Although these products were originally designed as alternatives for adults who already smoke traditional cigarettes, fun flavors, a perceived cool aesthetic, and the promise of “safer” smoking have attracted kids to the devices. While no one knows the long-term affects of vaping, James Ratcliff, the chairman and CEO of Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, is here with three negative affects using vapes could have on your child’s health so you can stay informed and best educate and protect your kids.

Studies performed on animals indicate potential issues in humans.

There is very little research on vaping and oral health on humans that Ratcliff is aware of, as vaping is a new phenomenon, but there are animal studies that show vapors from vaping increase pulmonary and cardiovascular illnesses–and that's just vapors that don't contain nicotine.

We don’t know the specific side effects of vaping with nicotine, but we do know what nicotine itself does to the body.

Ruthless Vapor published an infographic on the side effects of nicotine on the body, which include a racing or irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, lightheadedness, headache, sleep disturbances, irritability, dizziness, bronchospasms, and muscles tremors and pain. The impacts of nicotine on the body have been well-documented for years.

Breathing through their mouths makes it easier for kids to get sick.

It is helpful to reflect on the value of having a nose. The nose is the major pathway to the pulmonary system. Breathing through the nose sanitizes air. Air coming from the nose to the lungs provides 20 percent more oxygen than a comparable amount of air inhaled through the mouth. Vaping brings water vapors to the lungs via the mouth–less oxygen, more water aerosols, less sanitization.