Notes from the Field: Characteristics of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products Confiscated in Public High

Shamout M, Tanz L, Herzig C, et al.
Notes from the Field: Characteristics of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products Confiscated in Public High Schools in California and North Carolina — March and May 2019.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1552–1554. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6942a7

To understand the types of e-cigarette, or vaping, products used on school grounds, CDC investigators conducted an environmental assessment in California and North Carolina public high schools. More than 1,000 e-cigarette products were confiscated at 25 public high schools in California and North Carolina during the 2018–2019 academic year. E-cigarette, or vaping, products typically contain nicotine, which is highly addictive, can harm adolescent brain development, and prime the brain for addiction. School-level efforts to prevent and reduce e-cigarette use among youth could include adopting and enforcing tobacco-free policies; measures that provide access to resources and treatment for students rather than punishment; implementing evidence-based curricula not sponsored by tobacco companies; and educating school staff and parents about the changing product marketplace and health risks of youth e-cigarette use.
The article will be available at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942a7.htm?s_cid=mm6942a7_w