>>
>> HOLD
>> HOLD ON TO THAT ONE. >> NOW WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE VAPING EPIDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO THE CDC THERE ARE
380 CONFIRMED AND PROBABLE
CASES OF SEVERE LUNG ILLNESSES
LINKED TO E-CIGARETTES IN 36
STATES AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. SIX DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
INCLUDING SOME WHO HAD PRE-
EXISTING LUNG PROBLEMS OR OTHER
HEALTH ISSUES.
HEALTH ISSUES. AND PARENTS, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY
CONCERNED AT THIS AND JOINING
US NOW, DR. ELIZABETH MEAD,
CHIEF OF PEDIATRICS.
YOU'RE HERE TO TELL US MORE
ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AND
THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY
THAT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GROWING
AND GETTING WORSE.
>> AND THAT IS THE THING THAT
WILL BE DIFFICULT.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR
YEARS NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO
SEE BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND
NOW WE ARE AND SO WHAT WE KNOW
IS THAT TONS OF KIDS, THEY ARE
USING THIS.
USING THIS. SO 27½ PERCENT OF THE HIGH
SCHOOLERS SAY THEY USED E-
CIGARETTES WITHIN THE LAST 30
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. WE'RE SEEING 10% MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS, A GROWING PROBLEM
WHEN PEOPLE GET ADDICTED EARLY
THAT WILL KEEP USING FAR LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> AND NO WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE,
BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE DOING IT
BECAUSE OF THIS NEW INTERESTING
THING AND A TECHNICAL COMPONENT
AND A BUTTON AND OH THIS IS FUN
AND EXCITING.
AND EXCITING. >> THAT'S A PART OF IT.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT KIDS
THINK IT IS BENIGN.
A LOT OF THE KIDS DON'T KNOW
THAT IT IS BAD FOR YOU.
THEY THINK THAT IT IS JUST
FLAVORED WATER.
FLAVORED WATER. >> FOR ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT
HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT VAPING,
CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT AND BREAK IT
DOWN?
DOWN?
DOWN? >>
DOWN? >> IT IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
THAT CAN DELIVER NICOTINE OR
THC PRODUCT OR OTHER THINGS.
YOU CAN SEE THE GRAPHIC THERE
THAT SHOWS YOU HOW IT WORKS
WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES.
JUUL, A SPECIFIC BRAND.
THAT ONE IS VERY POPULAR.
IT COULD LOOK LIKE A USB DRIVE
OR SOMETHING EASILY HIDABLE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> NOW WITH ALL OF THIS FOR
PARENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED, WHAT
DO THEY FEED TO KNOW AND WHAT
KIND OF CONVERSATIONS SHOULD
THEY BE HAVING?
>> AND WITH ANYTHING IT IS
IMPORTANT TO START EARLY,
HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND
OFTEN AND PEOPLE WILL START
WITH KIDS AND BY SAYING WHAT DO
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
AND RATHER THAN SAYING HAVE YOU
EVER DONE THIS, DO YOU KNOW FIB
THAT EVER USES IT, START WITH
WHERE TAY ARE.
THEY MIGHT KNOW MORE ABOUT IT
THAN YOU ARE TO BE FRANK AND
REALLY TALK TO KIDS OFTEN ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THESE CONTAIN
REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY NEGATIVE
AND BAD CHEMICALS AND THINGS
LIKE ANTI-FREEZE AND
CARCINOGENS THAT CAUSE CANCER
THAT THESE ARE NOT BENIGN.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
EVER START IF YOU'RE NOT
ALREADY A TOBACCO USER.
AND THEN TO REALLY TALK WITH
KIDS NOT JUST ABOUT LONG-TERM
EFFECTS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS WORK.
ALWAYS WORK. THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT
LONG TERM.
LONG TERM. BUT WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE NOW
THAT ARE ACUTELY ILL AND DYING
FROM THIS AND I THINK THAT'S A
GREAT PLACE TO START.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO
THEM ABOUT THE FEAR FACTOR, BUT
IT'S VERY REAL.
YOU TALK TO THEM ABOUT SMOKING
BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE
ACONSENSUS.
ACONSENSUS. IT'S LIKE DIET SMOKING.
>> AGAIN A LOT OF KIDS USING
THESE PRODUCTS REGULARLY DON'T
THINK THEY CONTAIN ANY
CHEMICALS.
CHEMICALS. THEY JUST THINK IT'S FLAVORED
WATER AND IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO EBBS EXPLAIN WHAT
IS IN THERE AND NOT JUST IN THE
LONG TERM, BUT IN THE MOMENT
WHEN YOU'RE USING THEM.
>> ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO A
WEEKEND ON A FRIDAY AND THAT
PEOPLE WILL STOP MOVING AND
THEY WILL GO OUT TO SEE THEIR
FRIENDS AND A GREAT TIME TO
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> ANY TIME IS A GREAT TIME AND
NOW THE EARLIER THE BETTER AND
WE KNOW THEY ARE USING THESE IN
SCHOOL AND USING THEM IN THE
BATHROOM AND IN THE HALLWAY
BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO
DETECT.
DETECT.
DETECT. >> AND THE ADVICE RIGHT NOW TO
NOT USE IT WHILE THEY STILL TRY
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE OUTBREAK.
>> WE CERTAINLY RECOMMEND THAT
PREGNANT WOMEN, MINORS, ANYBODY
WHO IS NOT A TOBACCO USER TO
NEVER STOP USING THEM.
FOR ANYONE USING THEM, IN THIS
MOMENT SORT OF FIGURE OUT THE
CULPRIT AND THE CAUSE IS.
WE RECOMMEND TO AVOID THEM
ENTIRELY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
THE MECHANISM YET AND THAT'S
ONE OF THE SCARY PARTS.
>> OKAY, WOW.
THANK YOU FOR THIS.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
HOPEFULLY IT IS NOT A
DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO KEEP
HAVING.
HAVING.
HAVING. >> I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL SEE
SOME LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY THAT
COULD SORT OF WORK ESPECIALLY
THE MARKETING OF THE FLAVORS
LIKE COTTON CANDY AND BUBBLE
GUM.
GUM.
GUM. >>
GUM. >> SOME OF THE THINGS WITH THE
TECH COMPONENT, NOT UNLIKE
TEXTING AND DRIVING THAT WE
NEED TO HELP US HELP OURSELVES.