Save Your Breath - Save Your Breath NH

See the Lie. Save Your Breath.

Understand what’s happening when you vape: your lungs fill with harmful chemicals.
Big Tobacco wants to trick you into thinking vaping is safe so they can take your money, your time, and your health.
School Year 2023-24: Read and submit advice from NH students about how to deal with pressure to vape or use other substances.
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It’s Still Tobacco

Most nicotine, whether it is in cigarettes, dip or chew, hookah, or vapes, comes from the tobacco plant. Even though it comes in many forms, all tobacco products are addictive.
What about synthetic nicotine? It’s still addictive, and products with synthetic nicotine are still harmful. Talk or chat with a coach to help you quit using all tobacco and nicotine products.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Vape companies might use days like this one to advertise a new vape flavor. They just want more money. You're smarter than them: don't fall for those marketing tricks!

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Do you feel supported by your friends? Are they good with your decisions? 
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Ready to have more daylight hours? Daylight saving time starts tomorrow (March 10th)! 

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Today is National Dentist's Day! Vapes not only impact your heart and lungs, but also your TEETH! Nicotine restricts blood flow to the gums, which can then contribute to periodontal disease (American Heart Association). Periodontal disease (periodontitis) is a serious gum infection that damages the gums and can destroy the jawbone. Even if a vape is nicotine-free (which is unlikely), the multiple other chemicals also increase the risk for periodontitis. Visit the link in bio for more. #SaveYourBreathNH
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Today is World Teen Mental Wellness Day. The topic of Mental Health is not just about mental health conditions and negative emotions. Mental health is also about wellness and taking care of ourselves. 

Take this day to remind someone how important it is to have wellness in their life. Breathe, relax, and focus on your personal goals. If you are struggling with negative emotions or need additional support vapes are not the answer. 

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Struggling to stay motivated in the midst of too much school work and extracurricular activities? Remind yourself: you are capable. You've got this! 
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Turning Down A Vape

Turning down a vape offer can be VERY hard, and even feel awkward if your friends are persistent or you’re the only one not doing it. Here are some vape refusal tactics you can try if you don’t want to vape.
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Learn the Truth

Vaping companies try to convince you that their products are safe. But the truth is every time you vape, you breathe in chemicals that hurt your lungs and heart and leave you feeling stressed. Flavored products, like mint and mango, sound fun, but vaping can really hurt your brain and lungs.
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Are Juul, Hyde, or Puff Bars Safe?

Hyde and Puff Bars are just other types of e-cigarette products with better looking packaging and flavors. They are directly marketed to youth, which can hurt youth’s brain and lungs. JUUL is in ongoing litigation with the federal government over its failure to meet the FDA’s public health standards for e-cigarette and ENDS products.

Vaping might make us feel relaxed and happy for a few minutes, but the truth is…

Most vapes contain nicotine, which affects your mood and impacts brain health. The longer nicotine is used, the brain loses more of its ability to deal with hard or stressful feelings. Vaping companies use nicotine because it’s addictive, which means you’ll crave your vape, making you a customer for life! Don’t let vaping companies steal your time, money, and health.

Flavors like mango and mint sound delicious, but we know…

Vaping companies use different flavors to hide the nicotine and chemicals in vapes, which are used to hook your brain and get you addicted. Those flavors are hiding some pretty gross chemicals that can leave our throat feeling scratchy and irritated.

Vaping is more than just water vapor. In fact...

Toxic chemicals and metals flow into your lungs every time you vape. Once you’ve breathed them in, these chemicals weaken your lungs and increase your chances for coughs, phlegm (yuck!) and bronchitis. Vaping has also been linked to asthma. We’re now learning that vaping can increase your risk of having asthma. For youth and teens with asthma, vaping can make your symptoms worse.

Nicotine from a vape travels quickly from the lungs into the bloodstream…

It enters your brain in about 8-10 seconds. Nicotine is a type of stimulant, which can make you feel more awake in the short term, but it affects your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. The more nicotine you have, the worse your sleep quality will be. This tricks your brain into thinking that you need more nicotine to stay alert the next day, meaning you’ll feel even more tired and drag your feet.

You vs Vaping

How easily can you dodge Big Tobacco's fruity flavors?
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