Vaping

For Youth: Tips to Quit Vaping

Youth e-cigarette use has decreased to its lowest level in a decade. In 2024, 5 million youth reported using e-cigarettes, which is two-thirds lower than the peak reported use in 2019. However, vaping still remains an urgent issue in U.S. schools due to its serious health impacts (CDC, 2024).

Think about why you want to quit vaping and how it is affecting your life.
Don’t put it off for too long and make a commitment to a specific day to quit.
Create a personalized quit plan to help you stay motivated.
Know what challenges to expect such as triggers, cravings and withdrawals. o Imagine your life without vaping and focus on the positive things in your life that don’t involve vaping.
Surround yourself with people who can support you during the quitting process.
Seek out help, such as from a healthcare professional or tobacco cessation counselor.

Source: Smoke Free Teen

Know the Facts

The Dangers of Vaping

Tips to Talk About It

Resources to Quit Vaping

Additional Resources

Printable Resources

Vaping Tip Sheet

Spot the Vape

Flavors Hook Kids Resources Guide

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Conversation Guide

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Transcript for video

[Music]

When I hear the word vaping, I think nasty.

Disgusting.

Dangerous.

The first word that comes to mind for me when I think of vaping is gateway.

Whenever I think of vaping, I think it’s as an alternative to smoking.

Popcorn lung, and how nicotine really does make a big problem in your life.

Probably community. I think that vaping provides an opportunity for a lot of teens and young adults to be able to relate to one another.

The first word I think about when you say vaping is harmful.

I think of teens because I see more teens vaping than I do older adults.

And nicotine does take control of your life.

The U.S. Surgeon General named vaping a youth epidemic.

Serious side effects have been reported, including more than one thousand cases of vaping-related lung injuries and a death toll that’s growing more every day. [Music] Vapes can contain nicotine, cancer-causing chemicals, marijuana, and other harmful substances.

One single dual pod can contain as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes, and using nicotine during adolescence can increase risk for future addiction to other drugs.

Chemicals found in vapes can cause depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. [Music]

Current vape use increased 78% among high schoolers this last year.
And in the Beach Cities, nearly one in four 11th graders vape regularly.

Flavors are the leading reason for youth use.

Companies target kids by marketing vape juice and candy and fruit flavors like bubble gum, strawberry, and watermelon.

More than 85% of vape users ages 12 to 17 use flavored vapes.

Vapes are easy to buy and easy to hide.

Four in five Beach Cities 11th graders reported it’s fairly easy or very easy to get vapes.

I’d probably stress that parents make sure not to try to isolate or make their kid feel unloved at home.

I want to tell adults that this is a serious matter, it’s happening all over the U.S. today, and that teens today are in need of support.

The best way to understand it is to think of it through a kid’s point of view.

I would tell adults to tell their children the consequences of vaping because children often hear don’t vape, but they don’t often hear why not to.

More kids vape than you think.

I think it’s always good to just have a full-out conversation where you just talk to each other and don’t criticize each other and just talk about the real-world effects. I want to tell adults that I think I’ll be okay.

It’s never too early.

It’s never too early or too late to start the conversation.