Adolescent Vaping Characterization and Parent Views on Adolescent Vaping Protocol

Study Description: This protocol will explore characteristics of adolescents who vape and the attitudes of adolescents and parents of adolescents who vape towards adolescent vaping, focusing on the Baltimore area. Hypotheses: (Adolescent) Currently vaping adolescents will not view vaping as a problem for which they seek help and will have more mental health symptoms than non-vaping adolescents, while non-vaping adolescents will view vaping more negatively with formerly vaping adolescents scoring between the currently vaping and non-vaping adolescent groups. (Parent) Parents who vape will be more likely to approve of their adolescent s vaping than non-vaping parents. Objectives: Primary Objective: To characterize adolescent vaping patterns, overall drug use, perceived stress, and awareness of mindfulness meditation. Secondary Objectives: To characterize the mental health symptoms of currently vaping, formerly vaping and non-vaping adolescents, and to characterize parent attitudes towards their adolescent s vaping. Endpoints: Primary Endpoint: An adequate description of adolescent vapers habits and attitudes towards their vaping. Secondary Endpoints: An adequate comparison of adolescent vapers, former vapers and non-vapers and of parental attitudes towards adolescent vapers.