Signs Your Kid Might Be Vaping

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Recognizing some of the early signs of vaping can go a long way. If your kid is spending more time alone than usual or coming up with excuses to frequently step away – those may be early warning signs. Key things to watch for are changes in behavior that indicate nicotine addiction, like changes in appearance, mood, sleeping patterns or impulse control.

Another way to spot e-cigarette use is to be aware of the smell. Instead of the smell of traditional cigarettes, with e-cigarettes you may only notice a faint, but sweet scent like a whiff of bubble gum or strawberry cheesecake.

If you think your child is using e-cigarettes, support them in quitting and make sure they get the help they need from your pediatrician or other medical provider.

You can get information to help teens quit using e-cigarettes at teen.smokefree.gov. Truth Initiative also has a great text program to help youth vapers quit truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting.