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Facts About Vaping

One vape pod contains 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine.

  • Approximately TWO-THIRDS of youth using vapes aged 15 – 24 do not know that vapes always contains nicotine.
  • An estimated 20% (5 million) of adolescents in the US use ecigarettes. This is a 135% increase in only two years.
  • 20.6% of 12th graders reported vaping in the past month.
  • The Truth Initiative’s survey found that 82% of young e-cigarette users said they started using e cigarettes because they were curious after seeing friends use them.

Tracy Young

Tracy has dedicated the past 22 years to community prevention work in Wyoming, demonstrating a deep and unwavering commitment to the well-being of her peers and communities. The majority of her impactful career has been spent in Laramie, where she also served for several years with the Wyoming Association of Chiefs and Sheriffs of Police. Currently, Tracy serves Carbon County as a local Community Prevention Specialist. Her dedication extends beyond county lines, as she also serves as a Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator and Trainer for the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.

Tracy and her husband established their roots in Laramie in 2001 with their son, Alex. In 2013, during the heart of her career focused on substance abuse and suicide prevention, Tracy and her husband faced the unimaginable loss of their only child, Alex, to suicide. This profound personal experience has undoubtedly deepened Tracy’s resolve and understanding in her ongoing work within the prevention field.