E-Cigarettes/Vaping
Know the Truth Before You Use
Electronic cigarette use was not included on the Missouri Student Survey in 2012 but surpassed past 30-day use by 2016. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are extremely addictive and can cause major health problems. Know the truth before you use.
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Vaping Cessation Campaigns
Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health (INDEPTH) is a new, convenient alternative to suspension or citation that helps schools and communities address the teen vaping problem in a more supportive way.
Quitting vaping isn’t easy. But it doesn’t have to be a solo journey. With This is Quitting — the first-ever text-to-quit vaping service — the help and support you need is just a text away. All you have to do to get started is text DITCHJUUL to 88709.
N-O-T (not on tobacco) is a group program designed for 14 to 19 year olds who are daily smokers (as opposed to experimenting smokers) and who demonstrate some motivation to quit.
The Adolescent Cessation in Every School (ACES) toolkit is for professionals who work with adolescents, especially in a school-based setting.
Quitting vaping can be easier when you prepare in advance and have a plan. Find out what steps you can take to get ready to quit vaping.
Though options are limited for now, they exist. For starters, parents should recognize that
they are confronting an addiction to nicotine, which is hard to break.
Vaping: Train the Trainer
Find useful information and tools to utilize concerning vaping.
Webinars/Videos/Podcasts
JUUL Webinar
This webinar familiarizes participants with JUUL, a relatively new, discreet, and best-selling e-cigarette brand that is very popular among youth and young adults.
The Rise of Vaping Video Course
With the generous support of the CVS Health Foundation, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is excited to offer this FREE video to provide relevant, youth-focused info on the rise of e-cigarettes like Juul and to prevent nicotine use.
Juulers Against Juul
“You couldn’t be caught dead with a cigarette right now if you’re a teenager, but with juuling, it’s cool to Juul,” said Jack Waxman, 17, who produced the video.
Safer Doesn't
Mean Safe
The U.S. FDA sent warning letters to 13 companies that appear to market their vaping products directly to kids.
Articles/Slides/Infographics
E-Cigarettes Shaped like USB
Information for parents, educators and health care providers.
E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes.
JUUL Webinar PowerPoint Slides
This webinar familiarizes participants with JUUL, a relatively new, discreet, and best-selling e-cigarette brand that is very popular among youth and young adults.
FDA, FTC take action
Warning letters are part of joint effort to protect youth from dangers of nicotine and tobacco products and part of FDA’s new Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan
JUUL Infographic
The USB Stick Might Be an E-cigarette
Teens Embrace JUUL
"Devices like these might be introducing a new generation of teenagers to nicotine addiction..."
JUUL Fact Sheet
JUUL and Youth: Rising E-Cigarette Popularity from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Youth
JUUL & the Guinea Pig Generation
The recent rise in popularity of this flavored, potent, nicotinebased e-cigarette product, particularly among youth and young adults, as well as the apparent ease of access, use, and ability to open and custom‑fill its supposedly closed-system cartridges, has alarmed the public health community.
You May Not
Buy a New Brain
The human brain is the last organ to fully develop, at around age 25. Nicotine in e-cigarettes can harm brain development and lead to addiction in youth and young adults. Let's protect our kids.
What You Need to Know And How to Talk With Your Kids About Vaping
Vaping, or Juuling as it is often referred to by teens and young adults (named after a popular vape device called JUUL), is the inhaling and exhaling of an aerosol produced by using a vape device. Developed by the Partnership for Drug Free Kids
JUUL Gain Popularity
Awareness of Nicotine
Remains Low
Since 2016, the e-cigarette brand JUUL has surged in popularity among young people and as of April 2018 has taken more than half of the e-cigarette market share
New
Health Risks
of Vaping
Researchers link e-cigs to wounds that won’t heal and ‘smoker’s cough’ in teens
Teens inhale cancer-causing chemicals in e-cigarettes
Fruit flavors have the most chemicals, study finds
CDC Eletronic Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are not safe for youth, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who do not currently use tobacco products.
Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents
Information on how to talk to your teen about e-cigarettes.
Electronic Cigarette Education and Cessation Resources
Department of Health and Senior Services Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program Electronic Cigarette Education and Cessation Resources