Deceitfully Deadly: The Real Costs and Dangers of Vaping​

Vaping is prohibited on all RISD campuses for all students and visitors and also presents serious health risks. Many e-cigarette devices are cleverly disguised as other objects - watch the Petrolia CISD PSA video to learn more. According to the RISD Student Handbook:

RISD students are prohibited from possessing or using any type of tobacco product, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or any other electronic vaporizing device, while on school property at any time or while attending an off-campus school-related activity. E-Cigarettes or any other electronic vaporizing device will be considered drug paraphernalia and violators will be subject to DAEP.

The Food & Drug Administration recently declared that electronic cigarette use among teenagers has reached an alarming level. As many as 80 percent of middle and high school students do not perceive that regular use of e-cigarettes may pose a great risk of harm. What kids don’t know about vaping can hurt them.

Many kids wrongly assume that e-cigarettes are benign because they are odorless and come in appealing flavors like cotton candy and chocolate. In fact, a striking 20 percent of children believe e-cigarettes are harmless. What teens don’t understand is some of these electronic devices contain a significant dose of nicotine, a highly addictive substance that affects a child’s ability to learn, impacts his or her memory and shortens the attention span. Moreover, e-cigarettes are considered a gateway drug, escalating the risk of developing future addiction to cigarettes, drugs or both. As the Surgeon General stated in his advisory, “Any e-cigarette use among young people is unsafe.”

Additional Resources:

What Parents Should Know

Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People

Identifying E-Cigarettes