I want to introduce myself , my name is "Jennifer" , im looking forward to learning ,listening to others opinions and facts so that I don't over react when I have a talk with my son after school today. My 17 year old daughter found a Dripmod and a bottle of fruity smelling , orange colored oil to go with it in my sons bookbag this morning whilelooking for her speaker. I know a little about these things but I don't know why my son is now using this if he's never smoked cigs. Please help me
Found vaping/E-cigs in my 13 year old sons bookbag , what concerns should i have if any?
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Hello Jennifer, A dripmod is an advanced device that requires care and knowledge beyond what your son likely possesses.
Health and legal issues aside he could get into trouble not knowing battery safety, ohms law and how to build coils safely.
The math and technical knowledge needed is well beyond most 13 year olds capability. Many adults too for that matter.
All vape devices and liquids should be kept out of reach of children. They could be hurt by these items. Cheers.
Health and legal issues aside he could get into trouble not knowing battery safety, ohms law and how to build coils safely.
The math and technical knowledge needed is well beyond most 13 year olds capability. Many adults too for that matter.
All vape devices and liquids should be kept out of reach of children. They could be hurt by these items. Cheers.
I imagine you are concerned and wanted to come to a vaping forum, where people understand these kind of things, the technology, etc.. Of course we will try to help you.
For the record, all vaping stuff is illegal to sell to anyone under 18, so that's the first problem.
Most adults start vaping to get off smoking, i.e. vaping is harm reduction. We do not know if it is harm-free. What we do know is that it is safer than smoking.
Perhaps your child is just following some kind of hip new fad that is happening with his friends, etc. Do you know if the eliquid contains nicotine? Also, can you tell us a little more about the actual device he is using? There are certain kinds of hardware that would certainly not be simple regulated vape pens and such.
There aren't going to be that many people here, even vapers, who are in favor of 13 year old never-smokers taking up vaping.
I think it would be best to talk to your son, find out why he is vaping (was he thinking of starting to smoke or what?) and perhaps dissuade him from starting a habit of any kind, that involves inhaling stuff, at such a young age
Hi KrayzedKitti. What type of Help are you Looking for?
We can Answer just about any question you might about the e-Cigarette that was found in your Son's Bag. And Many about the e-Liquid in the Bottle.
Beyond that, maybe not so much.
Standard answer "it's not mine, I carried it for a friend"
Exactly what I heard from my first teen also. And, please excuse my previous reply KK and forum members, wasn't meant as it sounded. I just meant there are more tools available to communicate with your child @ other places.
Besides the fact that he's hiding stuff from you I wouldn't be worried. When I was that age it was beer,[removed] and cigarettes that I was experimenting with. As far as harm done so far,I wouldn't worry,just try talking to him so he can let you in on his life and what him and his friends are doing.
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I don't have children (but I was one once), so I can't even come close to understanding your emotion range at the moment.
So glad you popped in here to ask....
As others have indicated, a good, healthy discussion about smoking and cigarettes and personal vaping devices (I really would prefer to avoid the term "e-cig" because of its smoking connotation, but that's a topic for another thread....)
First and foremost, it is ILLEGAL for an underaged person to acquire gear and juice.
Secondly, many people STILL don't understand mod/device safety. I would rather try to educate someone rather than to shoot them down completely.
Unless you ask him, I'm going to suppose that he just wants to be like all the other "Kewl Kidz". We all wanted to "belong". However, as a parent, you absolutely need to set boundaries.
The approach for the discussion is probably going to be hardest for you. I would recommend against screaming, yelling, anger, etc. "I'm concerned that you have this device, and you may not fully know how to use it safely. It is not legal for someone your age to have this. There are a lot of things about safety you really should know before you get involved with this equipment. Typically, people use these devices to QUIT smoking. I just don't want you or your buddies to get hurt."
This comes from someone whose mother was a screamer and whose father was an unlit fuse, but when the fuse did get lit, you needed to run like a banshee. I so WISH I could have had more open communication with my parents - so, if a parent has the opportunity to keep a channel open, I pray it doesn't get wasted.
So, try and stay calm; don't judge, but do let the young man know there are boundaries (and consequences....)
Good Luck
At least he's not smoking. All evidence thus far points to vaping being at least 95% safer than smoking, and even that last 5% is still up in the air. It very well could be 99 or even 100% safer. There's no actual evidence thus far that there is any harm from vaping, we just say it's "at least 95% safer" in case there is something, as-yet undiscovered, that shows up in the future. I mean, I can't say that I "approve" of teens vaping in any case, either with nicotine or without, but, well...he's not smoking cigarettes, so at least there's that. It could be worse.
Seeing how young your son is, I would be a little concerned. As another member stated, I don't think yelling is the solution. I think you need to simply have a calm talk with him about it. Why does he have it? Where did it come from? Ask him if he had started smoking and moved to this. All in all, be calm about it. With my mom, the more she yelled at me, the more I hid from her.
Once you find out the reason for why he has it(assuming he wasn't "carrying it for a friend"), you can figure out where to go from there. If he had taken up smoking and used this to quit, it's kind of a tough call. If he was just using it to be in the cool kids club, I would take it away.
After all that, let him know the potential consequences. Being that he is underage, he and/or you could get in trouble. Let him know it could result in him being suspended or kicked out of school. Even though it is believed to be safer than smoking, we still dont know any long term effects.
Once you find out the reason for why he has it(assuming he wasn't "carrying it for a friend"), you can figure out where to go from there. If he had taken up smoking and used this to quit, it's kind of a tough call. If he was just using it to be in the cool kids club, I would take it away.
After all that, let him know the potential consequences. Being that he is underage, he and/or you could get in trouble. Let him know it could result in him being suspended or kicked out of school. Even though it is believed to be safer than smoking, we still dont know any long term effects.
Oh yeah, there's a good chance they would call it "drug paraphernalia" because they "don't know what's in it" (and can't be bothered to learn the difference). And with schools' "zero tolerance" policies these days, that could spell bad news.
I tried my first tobacco cigarette at 13. My parents were both smokers and I was curious. At the time, cigarettes were not known to be dangerous (it was a long, long time ago). lol
I wish with all my heart that I had not picked up the habit but I didn't realize how hard it would be to quit and how expensive it would become.
Vaping is believed to be safer than tobacco but it should not be used by a 13 year old. It is a habit he can and should avoid. Maybe it was just curiousity on his part but please stop him from pursuing it any further. Keep his lungs happy and healthy and his life free from an unnecessary addiction, whether it be vaping or tobacco.
JMHO
I wish with all my heart that I had not picked up the habit but I didn't realize how hard it would be to quit and how expensive it would become.
Vaping is believed to be safer than tobacco but it should not be used by a 13 year old. It is a habit he can and should avoid. Maybe it was just curiousity on his part but please stop him from pursuing it any further. Keep his lungs happy and healthy and his life free from an unnecessary addiction, whether it be vaping or tobacco.
JMHO
13. That's rough. He is not allowed to purchase those items anywhere in the USA.
I'd say... without coming down too hard on him, you need to ask him if he ever smoked cigarettes, and what drove him to purchase the items he had. After that you will know his reasoning regarding how he came to have the items.
Let him know that as a parent legally responsible for him, he is allowed to vape and smoke when he turns 18, and until then they are off limits to him, but that you are proud he did not smoke a tobacco product (cigarettes) if in fact he did not. Tell him that he can come and talk to you abt these kinds of decisions, and that there is no reason to go behind your back to make them on his own.
At the school district I went to, first time with tobacco products was a 3 day suspension, 2nd time was a 10 day suspension, 3rd time was expulsion for the remainder of the year. For drugs, first time was expulsion for the remainder of the year.
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Short term, suggest you cut off his money supply until he can demonstrate a willingness give up on the dripmod. Might want to explain the plus and minuses of creating a habit.
Short term, suggest you cut off his money supply until he can demonstrate a willingness give up on the dripmod. Might want to explain the plus and minuses of creating a habit.
I do say he is kinda young for Vaping but if u ever catch him again like at the age of 16 don't worry, all in all ur the parent to ur what u will. I stared around his age and I have no health issues ,18 now, Vaping doesn't limit the heart from producing oxygen there is like a 5% chance that any health problems will arise in fact if u ever catch him smoking I would defiantly let my kid vape because it's so much healthier or you. Hope with helps also if he don't stop tell him , up to u again ur the parent, that u will let him continue only if he gets ejuice with no nicotine in it.
Obviously the general advice is: not before 18 years old for this kind of stuff.
But now that it has happened I would not be too worried about the vaping itself health-wise.
(Of course it's still not to be recommended at that age.)
What is more worrisome is that it was a drip mod. That is something vastly different from a vape pen or cigalike or something like that where you can't really do anything wrong. A drip mod requires care and knowledge and is potentially dangerous if handled the wrong way.
That is what needs to be explained first and foremost, in my opinion.
(Unless you lock them up in a cage, you don't know hat kids will get up to when you're not with them.)
But now that it has happened I would not be too worried about the vaping itself health-wise.
(Of course it's still not to be recommended at that age.)
What is more worrisome is that it was a drip mod. That is something vastly different from a vape pen or cigalike or something like that where you can't really do anything wrong. A drip mod requires care and knowledge and is potentially dangerous if handled the wrong way.
That is what needs to be explained first and foremost, in my opinion.
(Unless you lock them up in a cage, you don't know hat kids will get up to when you're not with them.)
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