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Vape Free Media
Welcome to the 913 Vape Free media hub. Expand your knowledge and find things to share with your kids and fellow parents.
News
Want to read the most recent news about vaping? Here you will find news from all over the United States regarding vape, vape products, cessation, legislation, policies and more. Active updates for those who want to stay informed on all things vape.
Podcasts
Our partner, Parents Against Vaping e-Cigarettes (PAVe), hosts a podcast called PAVe: Big Tobacco Messed with the Wrong Moms." Join PAVe co-founders Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman weekly as they discuss the youth vaping epidemic, new medical discoveries regarding the impacts of vaping, and more.
Youth Vaping Today:
Over 2.1 million youth are vaping in middle and high school.
More than 1 in 4 youth use e-cigarettes daily.
Almost 90% of all youth users are using flavored products.
More than 11% of young adults ages 18-24 used e-cigarettes, the highest among all adults.
Approximately 31% of young adults ages 18-24 report having used an e-cigarette at least once in their life.
Figures courtesy of the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, CDC, PAVe, and Department of Health and Human Services.
PAVe Podcast hosts Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman
Blogs
Here you will find personal reflections, comments, and sometimes, links, videos, and photographs provided by assorted writer submissions on the topic of vaping. Submissions include blogs from youth and adults.
If you would like to submit a blog as a guest, please complete the Submit blog form and we'll let you know if/when your blog will be featured!
Recent revisions on October 6, 2020, from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reflect recent data supporting an increased risk of severe illness among adults with COVID-19 who are obese, overweight, or who smoke or have a history of smoking.
I’m a Smoker. Do I have an Increased Risk of Severe Illness from the Virus that Causes COVID?
Do you have a friend or loved one who smokes tobacco or marijuana or who vapes? Because COVID-19 attacks the lungs, those who smoke or vape may be especially vulnerable to the complications of COVID-19.
Michael Blaha, M.D., M.P.H., director of clinical research at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease.
5 Vaping Myths Separated from the Truth