New Social Media Calendar
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To help schools spread the word on the dangers of e-cigarettes, we’ve prepared a Social Media Calendar. It features preproduced copy and imagery you can post on Facebook and other social media weekly, monthly, or whenever the time is right. The calendar materials also include morning announcements to read aloud to students — even texts you can send to parents. Check out the calendar at the link below.
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Vaping is rampant among Delaware students. Combat it with this toolkit.
A startling 82% of Delaware high school students who use tobacco products vape.
Nearly half of them (49%) use e-cigarettes (vape) only. One-third of them also use other tobacco products. That means only 18% of students who use tobacco do not use e-cigarettes. Surprisingly, over half of e-cigarette users in middle and high school have never tried smoking conventional cigarettes.*
Use the information throughout this site as well as on our social media calendar to provide your school with the resources and information it needs to fight the vaping epidemic.
*Source, 2018 Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey
Vaping 101: A Primer on the Dangers
Check out the fact sheets about e-cigarettes: what they are, how they became a youth crisis, their risks and harmful effects, the 10 important warning signs of student vaping, and more. Order free printed copies of the items below or download them now.
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Vaping Overview
This informative sheet reveals what e-cigarettes look like, how they work, their nicotine content, brands to be on the lookout for, and more.
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Effects of Vaping
Learn the signs and symptoms of e-cigarette use, how nicotine affects adolescent brains, and the dangerous differences between regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
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THC Use and Lung Injuries
Learn about the thousands of vaping-related lung injuries as well as multiple deaths nationwide (including one in Delaware), as reported by the CDC.
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Signs of Vaping
Learn to recognize the 10 telltale signs of student vaping, from dry mouth, scented breath, and severe coughs to suspicious batteries, wires, and more.
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This toolkit contains vaping-related materials — fact sheets, posters, mirror clings, and more — that schools can use to make students aware of the very real health risks of vaping and how to quit. Click the link below to download them for free, or have fully-printed materials mailed to your school.
Get the materialsEducational Resources
Here you can find downloadable lesson plans, activities, and anti-vaping programs from leading educational and health organizations. Most lessons are free, and one can be accessed at no cost by calling 302-744-1010.
Catch My Breath: Grades 5–12
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Catch My Breath Vape Prevention Program alerts young students about the dangers of e-cigarettes, including Juul®.
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The Real Cost of Vaping: Grades 6–12
This FDA Center for Tobacco Products lesson plan and activity, developed in collaboration with Scholastic, is an interactive plan that covers vaping facts and misperceptions, health consequences, statistics, and more.
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In-Depth: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Citation
From the American Lung Association, the Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health (IN-DEPTH) program focuses on using positive behavior change rather than punitive measures, like citation or suspension, to help students kick their addiction.
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Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
This six-unit module describes how e-cigarettes work, their ingredients, the harm they cause, how e-cig manufacturers target adolescents, and how to discourage youth experimentation with vaping.
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Botvin Life Skills Training
This module has been proven to reduce youth smoking/vaping by up to 80% by addressing risk factors. It is structured to support elementary, middle school, and high school programs. Call 302-744-1010 for free access.
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Botvin Life Skills Training — Hookahs
This seventh grade to college-level program shows how a hookah smoker inhales 100 times the amount of toxin-laden smoke than is inhaled smoking a cigarette. Includes video, teacher’s book, student handouts, and tests. Call 302-744-1010 for free access.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaping Visual Dictionary
This 25-page CDC presentation identifies and defines various types of vape devices, pods, and e-liquid ingredients, and explains vaping terminology and much more.
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Some e-cigarettes are safe for youth.
Check out our Vaping Information PowerPoint to see how well you know the youth risks of vaping. This is an educational tool you can download and use for free to help spread awareness.
Students want to quit. You want to help.
Cessation options to help teens quit vaping.
Nicotine exposure during adolescence, a critical period for brain development, can cause addiction and harm the developing brain. Many vape pods can deliver the nicotine equivalent of 20 regular cigarettes. Fortunately, Delaware has a dedicated 24/7 resource that e-cigarette users, now as young as age 13, can use to find the support they need to quit successfully.
It’s free. It’s confidential. No one has to know. It’s the right call to make for any student or educator who vapes or smokes. The Delaware Quitline offers invaluable support, resources, and personal encouragement to anyone wanting to quit vaping, smoking, or using other tobacco products.
Cessation Fact Sheet(PDF, 480KB)
Additional Resources
Here you’ll find a variety of informative fact sheets, presentations, and websites dedicated to making people aware of the health risks and dangers of vaping. Just choose your category and start exploring.
CDC Cites Nicotine Addiction, Flavored Liquid Among Causes of Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
September 09, 2020 | CDC.gov
In a recently published article, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines the causes and effects of the ongoing youth e-cigarette epidemic, and offers scientifically backed methods for parents, teachers, and mentors to help prevent use of e-cigarettes.
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New Study Negates Previous Data Linking Nicotine Use and Lower COVID-19 Risk
August 11, 2020 | UCSF.edu
Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study found that vaping and use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes (dual use) is associated with increased likelihood of experiencing symptoms of, being tested for, and being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Read articleThe Ugly Truth Brochure
This informative piece reveals the many ways tobacco companies target young people who don’t smoke cigarettes, to take up tobacco in other forms. From addictive vape devices and e-cigarettes to flavored little cigars and more, these nicotine-laced products also contain hydrogen cyanide, benzene, arsenic, and cadmium, plus tar and other cancer-causing toxins. To learn about the temptations facing kids and how to talk with them about the dangers of tobacco use in any form, download this brochure.
CDC.gov Quick Facts
The CDC has a webpage about e-cigarettes that provides general information as well as resources for:
- Parents
- Educators
- Health care providers
CDC.gov: E-Cigarette or Vaping Products Visual Dictionary
See and learn about the different generations of vape devices, as well as user terminology and substances like e-liquids, synthetic cannabinoids, and CBD oil. Good information for:
- Parents
- Educators
- Health care providers
Surgeon General E-Cigarette Info
Get the facts on why e-cigarettes and young people don’t mix, how nicotine affects young brains, the dangerous student trends in middle schools and high schools, and much more. Site is designed for:
- Parents
- Educators
- Health care providers
FDA Real Cost Campaign
“The Real Cost” campaign website and social media channels are intended for one target audience: youth ages 12–17.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading authority on e-cigarettes and vape devices.
Model School Policies
Here you will find a comprehensive model policy that your school and school district may adopt. The policy was prepared by the Public Health Law Center in order to promote an environment free of commercial tobacco in primary and secondary schools.
Public Health Law Center policyThe American Lung Association also offers a school policy document regarding the establishment of a tobacco-free campus. You can download and adapt the document for use by your own school.
American Lung Association policySAMHSA Guide on Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
This guide targets school administrators, community leaders, educators, parents, and policymakers. It informs them about the rising rates of vaping among youth and discusses effective programs and policies to prevent vaping, challenges to reducing e-cigarette use and vaping, and program and policy implementation strategies that can be used to address those challenges.
Visit siteEnforcement from DATE (Delaware Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement)
Here are specific enforcement and violation recommendations your school can follow with regard to first-time and repeat offenders — whether student or staff member — who smoke or vape in or around your school.
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Surgeon General Tip Sheet
Very helpful information here for concerned parents, from tips on how to broach the subject of teen smoking or vaping to preparing themselves with the facts prior to beginning the conversation to how to keep the discussion open and ongoing.
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These fact-filled and visually descriptive PDFs help parents recognize vaping devices their children may be using or hiding, as well as the chemicals and materials that vape juices contain, and provide advice on how to talk candidly about the dangers of vaping.
Nemours E-Cigarette Facts for Parents
Learn how e-cigarettes work, the negative health effects of vaping on children, their risk of addiction, and how you can help your child to successfully quit vaping.
Visit SiteThe Vape Talk
More than 5,700 kids start vaping every day. Here’s what to say and show in order to get your child to stop. This potentially lifesaving presentation is courtesy of the American Lung Association.
Visit siteTalk Vaping with Your Teen
Educate yourself about the dangers e-cigarettes pose to young users. Learn skills to support and engage with teens who vape, as well as steps you can take to ensure an effective conversation. Plus, learn stress-management techniques to support yourself as a concerned parent.
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This guide targets school administrators, community leaders, educators, parents, and policymakers. It informs them about the rising rates of vaping among youth and discusses effective programs and policies to prevent vaping, challenges to reducing e-cigarette use and vaping, and program and policy implementation strategies that can be used to address those challenges.
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Surgeon General Health Care Provider Conversation Card
This presentation for pediatricians and health care providers for adolescent patients provides many persuasive talking points about the very real risks of vaping, including young people’s higher propensity for nicotine addiction, the dangerous chemicals in e-cigarettes, and more.
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These materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal virtually everything health care providers need to know about e-cigarettes and their impact on young patients, including what they look like, how they work, how many youth have become addicted, and the harm they do to adolescent brains.
SAMHSA Guide on Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
This guide targets at school administrators, community leaders, educators, parents, and policy makers. It informs them about the rising rates of vaping among youth and discusses effective programs and policies to prevent vaping, challenges to reducing e-cigarette use and vaping, and program and policy implementation strategies that can be used to address those challenges.
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The Dirty Truth
This website, sponsored by the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, provides kids with eye-opening information on what’s really in their vape pod juice or e-cigarettes. There’s also a news section and a TV commercial showing the devious ways addictive nicotine finds its way into young people’s lungs.
Visit siteKick Butts Generation
Now there’s an organized group of Delaware teens who are taking back their lives from tobacco and nicotine. This site for today’s new generation hosts inspiring thoughts, good information, interactive games, quitting programs, events, and more.
Visit siteNemours E-Cigarette Info for Teens
This site brings a unique teen perspective to the national epidemic of vaping. From its effect on their health and how e-cigarettes work to how vape marketers target young people, it explains how nicotine addiction can happen and how teens can get help to quit.
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American Lung Association Cessation Resources for Youth
Are you a student or teen who is serious about quitting tobacco or vaping? This website is serious about helping you, with proven nicotine cessation programs, including N-O-T (Not on Tobacco) and IN-DEPTH, that walk you step by step through the process, explain what to expect, and more.
Visit siteTruth Initiative: This Is Quitting
Quitting smoking or vaping is a journey no teen should take alone. This Is Quitting is the first-ever text-to-quit vaping service to help you deal with the cravings and slip-ups of quitting. It offers inspirational stories and motivational messaging from others who’ve been where you’ve been. We’re here for you.
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Another link to the This Is Quitting text-to-quit service, this site is available to teens 24/7. It will send you tips, tricks, and encouragement to deal with the stress, anxiety, and cravings of quitting. You can do this. We can help.
Visit siteNemours Teens Health: Vaping
This site brings a unique teen perspective to the national epidemic of vaping. From its effect on their health and how e-cigarettes work to how vape marketers target young people, learn how nicotine addiction can happen and how teens can get help to quit.
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Social Media Calendar
Here you’ll find Facebook and other social media materials with information about e-cigarettes that you can view, download, and post or share with others.
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