Addressing the Youth Vaping Crisis

The youth vaping crisis in Tempe, Arizona, demands our attention and action. Vaping has become a significant concern among young people, posing serious health and educational risks. This initiative is dedicated to understanding and combatting the vaping epidemic among Tempe’s youth.

  • Vaping can affect students’ academic performance and overall well-being.
  • It is of high importance to maintain a vape-free school environment.
  • Implementing prevention measures, such as school policies and anti-vaping initiatives.
  • Open communication with young people about the dangers of vaping is crucial.

Addressing the youth vaping crisis in Tempe, Arizona, requires a collective effort from the entire community. By raising awareness, providing support, and implementing prevention measures, we can work together to protect our youth from the dangers of vaping and create a healthier future.

Myths and Facts about Vaping versus Cigarettes

MYTH: Vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes or weed.

FACT: It’s not safer, it’s different. Popcorn lung, scars in lungs like chemical burns, and lung damage can all occur because of vaping. Vaping can decrease lung capacity making everyday tasks like walking upstairs challenging.

MYTH: It’s just nicotine or thc in the juice. There are no other chemicals.

FACT: Vapes are an aerosol. Certain chemicals have to be in any liquid that is vaped in order for it to work properly. Additional chemicals are created once the liquid is heated, like formaldehyde.

Vaping/Tobacco
Education and Prevention Presentations

Vaping: Addressing the Dangers

Duration: 1 hour(s)
Audience: Youth, Young Adult
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Vaping/Tobacco Education and Prevention Resources

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ASHLine

ASHLine offers a range of specialized programs to help you quit. Read more about the programs below or speak with a quit coach about the best program for you.
Assistance, Awareness, Education

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

The National Institute of Drug Abuse works towards advancing science on drug use and addiction and applying that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
Assistance, Awareness, Education

Parents Against Vaping e-Cigarettes (PAVe)

Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) is a national advocacy and education organization powered by volunteers.
Awareness, Education

Be Vape Free

The Be Vape Free initiative is a confluence of like-minded organizations who have joined forces to tackle the use of e-cigarettes among our nation’s youth through the creation and distribution of engaging content for grades 5–12 on the risks of e-cigarettes.
Awareness, Education

Catch My Breath

CATCH My Breath’s peer-led teaching approach empowers students with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about e-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape. Informed by tobacco youth prevention researchers and practitioners, years of real world implementation, and a youth advisory board, it is the only school-based vaping prevention program proven to reduce the likelihood of vaping among youth.