In America, the FDA has admitted there are clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes, or vapes, has reached an epidemic proportion. It says it's cracking down on the marketing and illegal sales of cigarettes to minors and the CDC and the American Medical Association are recommending that people should avoid vaping entirely.But the numbers of teens vaping in countries around the world are rising rapidly. So why isn't the message getting through, and how can we help them?WATCH WITH YOUR TEEN:Big Vape - Broken Series on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14081634/McCall Mirabella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IluaaGVtJFUFree app to use: IamsoberRESEARCH SOURCES:https://utswmed.org/cancer/community-outreach/join-a-conversation/beating-nicotine-together/how-to-quit-vaping-teen/https://teen.smokefree.gov/quit-vapinghttps://ash.org.uk/resources/view/ash-brief-for-local-authorities-on-youth-vapinghttps://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/ask-sam/school-college-and-work-asksam/is-it-ok-to-vape-under-age-/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update-summaryhttps://digital.nhs.uk/news/2022/decrease-in-smoking-and-drug-use-among-school-children-but-increase-in-vaping-new-report-showshttps://ash.org.uk/uploads/Ongoing-research-on-youth-vaping-and-gap-analysis-_15-August-22_FINAL.pdf?v=1663860791https://parade.com/1093720/julia-savacool/vaping-vs-smoking/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-updatehttps://www.lung.org/blog/vaping-smoke-and-mirrorshttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teens-vaping-a-problem-for-almost-half-of-central-auckland-primary-and-intermediate-schools/UXSIGMR3Z52Q52EILVFTV2AEZA/https://www.menshealth.com/health/a23937726/vaping-vs-smoking/Thanks for listening. Creating this podcast has been transformative for our family lives; we hope it does the same for yours. Please subscribe if you like our podcast, and share it with anyone who might benefit.You can review us on Apple podcasts by going to the show page, scrolling down to the bottom where you can click on a star then you can leave your message.Our website has a blog, searchable episodes, and ways to contact us:www.teenagersuntangled.comSusie is available for a free 15 minute consultation, and has a great blog:www.amindful-life.co.uk