It’s not YOU. It’s them.

We Love Quitters!

  • Did you know that vapes are designed to keep you coming back for more nicotine?
  • Are you tired of vapes controlling your life?
  • Did you know that 90% of young people who quit vaping feel better—less stressed, anxious, or depressed?
  • Many people who quit have more energy and start saving their money for things that bring them real joy.

So, if you’re ready to quit vaping, we’ve got you.

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TEENS

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Did you know that most U.S. and VA teens do not vape and for those that do, most want to quit? Let’s go!
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Check out these links with quick tips for teens on what to expect when quitting. Talk to your parents or a trusted adult, too. Let them know we even have a resource section just for them-- your Support Circle.

When you know more about the chemicals you are inhaling, how companies are targeting teens to use their products, or the mental health connections to vaping, it helps you to make the right decisions for your health, wallet and wellness.

Nicotine is a strong addiction. Making the choice to quit is amazing, but getting the right support is even better. Check out a cessation program designed to help teens quit vaping. These coaches are trained specifically to help young people—like you—to quit for good.

YOUNG ADULTS

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You’ve come to the right place. Whether you have been vaping since JUUL targeted you in high school or you started using mods or disposable vapes more recently, we’ve got free resources to help you quit for good.
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Are you noticing that you crave nicotine all day long? Trying to save money? Breathing heavier when you work out or go up the steps? Notice that your anxiety is worse with vaping? Quit Coaches can help you build off that reason to quit and design a plan to quit for good.

  • Quit Now Virginia - Text READY to 34191 to sign up today. You can also call 1-800-QUIT NOW or visit Quit Now Virginia Online Coaching. Once you sign up and touch base with a coach, ask for the texting support. Free nicotine patches or gum may be available, too, if eligible and while supplies last.
  • This is Quitting – Text DitchVape to 88709 or visit https://thisisquitting.com/

The Quit Coaches will walk you through some of this, but reading tips on your own time can also help to better prepare you for the Quit Day.

Did you know 90 % of young people who quit vaping feel better—less stressed, anxious, or depressed? If you are concerned about mental health or concerned about clean air or the environment, learn more about how vaping is connected to all of these.

SUPPORT CIRCLE

Parents, Guardians, Teachers, Coaches, Health Care Providers and all trusted adults who desire to help.

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The good news? Most youth and young adults who vape want to quit. And quitting helps them feel better. However, quitting may be harder than just wanting to put down the vape. Kudos to you, support circle, for being here to learn more about how to listen and support the youth or young adult in your life.
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Know the products. Know the risks. Nicotine is a true addiction that may feel good to young people when they use it but nicotine has been shown to have lasting negative effects on learning, memory, and concentration.  Vaping nicotine can also intensify symptoms of depression and anxiety and increase stress levels.

Because their brains are still developing, young people have a higher risk of becoming addicted to the nicotine in tobacco products than adults.

Before you even sit down with your child or the young adult who you want to quit vaping, get talking points for HOW to have the talk.

Popular vapes right now have high amounts of nicotine. A growing adolescent brain is more susceptible to nicotine addiction. There are several free resources so you don't have to tackle this issue by yourself.

- Connect your child to free cessation programs led by Quit Coaches who have been trained on how to work with young people to help them quit vaping, smoking or using any type of nicotine product.

- Talk to your child’s healthcare provider for advice on quitting, including whether quit smoking medications (also called Nicotine Replacement Therapy) may help your child.

- Free help is available to support the Support Circle, too! YOU can also contact the same coaches for tips on talking to the youth or young adults in your life about vaping.

  • This is Quitting’s program for parents/guardians: Text QUIT to 847-278-9715.
  • Quit Now Virginia - Call 1-800-QUIT NOW or visit QuitNowVirginia.org.

If you use tobacco, it's never too late to quit. There are physical and mental health benefits for adults of all ages when they quit using tobacco and nicotine products. If you aren't quite ready to quit or if you are in the process of quitting, make your home smokefree and tobacco free.  This protects your child from being exposed to secondhand smoke or aerosol from any tobacco products, including vapes.

For free help in quitting, visit Quit Now Virginia Online Coaching or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

BONUS TIPS FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS

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If no one has told you today, you rock! We know you go above and beyond your job description to research emerging nicotine products and how to help your students. Here are trusted resources to help you find information may work best for your school.
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There are toolkits and resources for schools with information on communicating and enforcing your school's policy. Consider advocating for alternative to suspension policies in your school district to help students who are addicted to nicotine products.

Vaping: Know the Truth – Truth Initiative A youth vaping prevention curriculum to educate students (grades 8-12) about the dangers of ecigarette use. truthinitiative.org/curriculum

Nicotine Products Prevention Modules – Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth These modules provide prevention education to youth from sixth to twelfth grade about products that contain nicotine like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and more. vfhy.org/programs/tobacco/nicotine-products-prevention-modules

Find a longer list of programs check out the Tobacco and Nicotine Use Among Youth: A Toolkit for Adults (Tobacco Free Community Coalition in Charlottesville)

BONUS TIPS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

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Most adult tobacco users start when they are youth or young adults. E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. Conversations with healthcare providers around the risks of tobacco and nicotine can make a difference, especially for young people who are thinking about quitting.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has a site, app, toolkit and webinars to help medical providers prevent and treat tobacco use. Check out the Youth Act-Counsel-Treat Flowchart.

EVMS’s AVERT Tool – Assessing Vaping Exposure Risk for Teens --will be able to assess teens’ level of risk for vaping use and addiction.

DSHS Texas Tobacco Control Program recently released a comprehensive toolkit: Reducing E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Toolkit for Health Care Providers

Share facts about nicotine addiction and discuss whether Nicotine Replacement Therapy is right for them. Connect them to free cessation resources.

Sign up as a Quit Now Virginia E-Referral Site, an evidence-based service to proactively connect your patients and their parents/guardians to the free Quit Now Virginia resources. Take the Quit Now Virginia Online Provider Training for 1.00 CME (reviewed by AAFP).

Request free Quit Now Virginia materials. Share contact information for Quit Now Virginia.  They can Text READY to 34919 to sign up today. They can also call 1-800-QUIT NOW or visit QuitNowVirginia.org.

Share information about This is Quitting – They can text DitchVape to 88709 or visit ThisIsQuitting.com.