Vaping and E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youth. No tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are safe, especially for children, teens, and young adults. The Centers for Disease Control reports that 7.7% of students currently use e-cigarettes. The CDC has additional information on the effects of e-cigarettes and prevalence of use among children and youth.
Below are various links to information for parents and educators on e-cigarettes as well as resources for quitting. For more information on resources or participation in courses for quitting e-cigarettes, parents can reach out to their school administrator.
Parent Resources
Take Action - Provides parents with resources to start a conversation on vaping. Includes information with parent tip and fact sheets in both English and Spanish. Gives information on reducing child’s exposure to e-cigarettes.
SAMHSA - Explanation of the contents of vaping products and the harm they can cause. Offers a crisis line. Offers help on building a plan to quit, along with information on what happens to your body after quitting nicotine products. Offer resources in English and Spanish for parents, teens, caregivers, and community members.
How to Talk About Vaping With Teens - This website gives information on how to talk about vaping with your child as well as how to spot e-cigarettes. Includes some videos with insight into youth vaping including real teen experiences and facts about e-cigarette use. Also includes a tip sheet for parents to have the conversation.
What You Can Do to Protect Youth From the Harms of Vaping - An English and Spanish resource for parents and educators with information on what can be done to help prevent the use of e-cigarette use among youth.
What Parents Need to Know About E-Cigarettes - A website with information on how to talk about vaping with your teen. Resources include videos and information on helping teens stay nicotine free, helping student athletes who are vaping, and how to spot vapes.
Tools to Succeed: Free Quitting Program for Adults - A program for adults to get help with quitting nicotine and tobacco. Offers free resources, including nicotine gum and patches, to adults who want help quitting.
Free Quitting Support for Adults and Teens - A website that offers resources and information for adults who want help quitting tobacco or vaping use.
CDC: Quick Facts on E-Cigarette Risks - A webpage with information that includes the effects nicotine has on your body, information on marketing e-cigarettes, explanation of what e-cigarettes are and why people use them, discusses why vaping is not safe, vaping regulation, and what a parent can do to prevent a child from using e-cigarettes and how to stop.
End Tobacco Use and Nicotine Addiction - This website offers a “How to Quit Smoking” fact sheet along with other information on how to quit smoking, vaping, and tobacco use. This website offers a simple “5 Ways to Quit” guide.
How to Help Your Teen Quit - A guide for parents to help their teens quit vaping and tobacco use. Includes information on what to look for if a teen is vaping, where teens may be getting their e-cigarettes, and conversation guides to use if you suspect your teen is vaping.
Davis County Health Department: Resources for Guardians - This webpage offers a parent conversation guide, a tobacco prevention toolkit, and Catch My Breath Curriculum under the “Tobacco and Vaping Prevention” section. Also offers information on other various topics.
Southwest Utah Public Health Department - Informative website that offers parent conversation starters along with resources to help teens and parents with quitting vaping and tobacco use.
ASPIRE - A free online prevention education resource from the University of Texas.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) E-cigarettes and Young People
Know the Risks—Surgeon General
What you need to know and how to talk to your kids about Vaping
Student Resources
My Life My Quit Program (or text “Start My Quit” to 36072) - My Life My Quit is a free, confidential program that helps youth quit vaping. Parental consent is needed for the use of My Life My Quit. Students will work 1:1 with coaches, follow a quit plan made for them, and have support via text/online 24/7. The website offers information specific to teen health and vaping, along with supports and resources.
You’re The Cure - A space where teens can share their stories, find resources, and participate in activities in their community. Includes resources to save and share on social media sites. Gives information on how to quit and live tobacco and vape free. This is a youth-led advocacy movement led by the American Heart Association to help end the harm of tobacco and vaping.
Southwest Utah Public Health Department - This website offers information including vaping facts, informative videos, and resources to help yourself or others.
Quit Start App - A free smartphone app for teens to help with their quit path. Helpful resource with information and tips on how to quit vaping. Information on managing cravings ad bad moods in a healthy way. Helps monitor progress. Helps get teens back on track after a slip up. Download App or text “Quit” to 47848.
Educator Resources
Davis County Health Department: Resources for Educators - Information from the Davis County Health Department. Gives information on various topics, including tobacco and vaping prevention. Offers various links include Red Ribbon Week Toolkit, Parent Conversation Guide, and a Tobacco Prevention Toolkit.
Educator Hub - Resources for talking with students about vaping.
Tobacco Education Resource Library: Printable Materials for Educators - Offers printable materials to display in classrooms. The posters give information on the dangers of vaping, common misconceptions about vaping, and health impacts of e-cigarettes.
CDC: What You Can Do to Protect Youth From the Harms of Vaping - General information on teen vaping. Resources at the bottom of page for educators and explanation of what educators can do to reduce vaping among youth and the importance of their role in reducing vaping trends in teens.
Helping Student Athletes Avoid Vaping - How to help teen athletes avoid vaping. Gives information on the harmfulness of vaping and tips on how teachers can help teen athletes avoid vaping.
Heart.org: Printable Resources for Educators - Printable resources for educators, both elementary and secondary. This website equips educators with infographic resources in both English and Spanish, posters, flyers, and general information to help with vaping prevention in schools.
You’re The Cure Advocacy Program - This is a site that teachers can share with their students who would like to advocate for ending tobacco and vape usage in schools. The website offers tips on how to bring awareness to schools with vape and tobacco use. This website also offers resources for educators to understand what works in helping kids overcome vaping.
Vape-Free Youth Campaign - Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign. Information for educators in helping reduce student vaping. Free downloadable resources include Fact Sheets and Conversation Cards for Educators. Free hard copies can also be ordered.