“Smart” Vapes

Smart vapes are like smart phones and vaping devices combined into one.

What’s the Concern?

• Clinicians are concerned the combination of these two highly addictive activities could addict another generation of people to nicotine and exacerbate screen time.
• Some vaping devices have digital displays that can include animations that illuminate when puffing, offer built-in games, and reward systems for vaping more—such as points and rankings, touchscreens, photo wallpapers, and Bluetooth connectivity.
• Some devices include flavors like “Merry Berry,” “Strawberry Banana” and “Sky Walker” that are attractive to children.
• These devices are not authorized for sale by the FDA.
• According to the CDC Foundation’s TEEN+ Data Snapshot (February-June 2025), more than one-third (37.3%) of youth and young adults who vape report using a “smart” vape in the past 30 days. This includes:
  • 42.9% of youth (ages 13-17)
  • 36.3% of young adults (ages 18-27)
• Youth and young adults report a variety of “smart” features available on their vapes. Indicators for device settings were the most commonly reported features (69.7% of youth and 68.8% of young adults). About one-in-four (26.4%) youth and one-in-eight (13.5%) young adults reported the “smart” vapes they used included games.
• The two most commonly used vape brands with “smart” features reported among youth and young adults who use “smart” vapes are Geek Bar and Raz.