No matter how it's delivered, nicotine is addictive and harmful for youth and young adults
Vaping
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vapes are devices that heat a liquid and produce an aerosol, or mix of small particles in the air. These devices come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid.
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With or without nicotine, e-cigarettes are not safe. They are also not a FDA-approved smoking cessation product. The long-term health risks of e-cigarettes will not be known for decades.
E-cigarettes remain the most-used tobacco product among youth.
Drop the Vape is a FREE text-based vaping cessation service for anyone looking for help to quit vaping and other nicotine products. No pressure and no judgment.
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It's all about realistic goals, building on your strengths, and learning ways to cope, grow, and take control at your own pace.
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Find out more here!
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Click here for materials like posters, social media, digital displays & more!
FDA's "The Real Cost" E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign
The FDA’s Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center is an online hub with science-based, standards-mapped materials teachers can use to help students understand the dangers associated with vaping and nicotine addiction. The resource center features numerous age-appropriate, cross-curricular resources for teachers to promote learning and begin having open conversations with youth about vaping.
In addition to content designed for teachers, there are also materials for parents and teens. All content on the resource center is free, easy to navigate, and optimized for each audience.
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Learn more about how vapes and the industry harm our environment
Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) is a national advocacy and education organization powered by volunteers.
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If you're looking for the latest news, resources and ways to take action, check out PAVe's website.
Talking to Your Child About Vaping: A Guide for Parents, Guardians & Caregivers
SCHOOL RESOURCES
Click Here to Learn More About the ALA Vape Free Schools Initiative
FREE 1-hour online training course for anyone working with youth to provide brief tobacco cessation interventions to use with young people
To educate America’s students about the health dangers of e-cigarette use and reverse the pervasive youth vaping epidemic, Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente in collaboration with the American Heart Association, have launched a national youth vaping prevention curriculum called Vaping: Know the truth. This free digital learning experience is being developed as part of Truth Initiative’s nationally recognized truth campaign and will be made available to schools by leading social impact education innovator, EVERFI.
Grades 8 - 12
Vaping Prevention
Lessons
Free lessons to teach students about the harms of vaping and other tobacco products.
This Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, developed by the Stanford REACH Lab, is comprised of a collection of curriculums, lessons, programs, and resources catered to prevent and reduce adolescent and young adult tobacco/nicotine use. While there are some crossovers between our toolkits, our intent is to keep everything packaged and easy for educators, parents, and the like to navigate our resources.
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Cortland Prevention Resources offers evidence-based programs Too Good for Drugs and Teen Intervene to help young people make better decisions for themselves - and can be applied to tobacco use (including vaping).
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Contact Melissa Simmons
TST BOCES offers Teen Intervene, evidence-based program for teenagers (12-19 years old) suspected of experiencing mild or moderate substance use, covering all drugs but with a special focus on alcohol, marijuana and tobacco use.
TST BOCES covers all BOCES programs, Dryden, Lansing, Newfield, Trumansburg, Boynton Middle School & DeWitt Middle School at Ithaca City School District.
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Contact Brandi Remington
Click here for additional resources on pediatric and school-based youth cessation resources.
