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Vape Juice Isn’t What You Think It Is

Out The CLoud

Research has stated that the top reason young e-cigarette smokers use e-cigarettes is because of the flavors. Almost 90% of middle and high school students who vape use popular flavors such as mint, menthol, candy/desserts, and fruit. However, most young smokers are unaware that these flavors are lab-made liquids.

What’s really in your vape juice?

It is well known that nicotine, a highly addictive substance, is in vape juice, but did you know that additives/chemicals used to make paint solvent, antifreeze, skin products, and car exhaust are also ingredients?

Other common ingredients include:

  • Carcinogens
  • Herbicides used to kill weeds
  • Heavy metals such as nickel, lead, and tin
  • Other toxic metals found in traditional cigarettes

Don’t let the flavor fool you

Breathing is an essential function of the human body. Vape juice not only impairs and irreversibly damages your lungs (the organ you need in order to breathe), but it also causes cardiovascular (heart) damage, addiction, and psychological issues such as severe depression and anxiety.

How to quit

Vaping is often addictive but with effort and dedication, quitting is possible. If you’re ready to take that step, call or text the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line (GTQL), available 24/7 year round.

Text READY to 34191. For Español, text LISTO to 34191.

Call 1-877-270-7867. For Español, call 1-877-266-3863.

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Community Health Assessment / Community Health Improvement Plans

Community Health Assessments (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIP) have been created for the three counties we serve.

The community-wide health assessment, which examines the county’s health status, is intended to help shape the collaborative efforts to improve the health of residents.

The community health improvement plan describes how the Health Department and a variety of community partners will work together to improve the health of the population through various projects and programs.

Access each county’s CHA and CHIP below:

Gwinnett County

Newton County

Rockdale County

To request previous versions of the CHA and CHIP, contact us.

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Epidemiologists are public health workers who investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury. They seek to reduce the risk and occurrence of negative health outcomes through research, community education and health policy.

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