It was very common as I was growing up on movie sets.
When Dern was 6 years old, she lost her grandfatheran avid smokerto lung cancer.
In the years that followed, she watched other loved ones fight addiction.
American Lung Association
The Oscar-winning actress firstjoined ALAs Lung Force Initiativein 2015.
While she educates others, Dern is learning herself.
They quickly gained popularity among teens and prompted the U.S.
Surgeon General to declare e-cigarette use an epidemic among youth in 2018.
Sometimes, people assume that vapes cannot harm their lungs, she adds.
Its really not true, Sadreameli says.
Creative advertising has also influenced vapings popularity among teens, Sadreameli says.
Many vapes use artificial flavors to enhance taste.
It’s not harmless.
But for adolescents, the use of e-cigarette products could increase the risk of addiction and future cigarette smoking.
The Vape-Free Schools Initiative is available to schools once they complete two programs.
The point of this is to teach schools and educators what to do, Sadreameli says.
It’s not meant to be punitive, it’s meant to help.
Schools can alsoapply for a scholarshipto join the Vape-Free Schools Initiative ordonate funds.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
2018.Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes.Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
