How You Can Support Youth Who Are Quitting Vaping

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GRAPHICS ON SCREEN: Joint logos of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in lower corner 

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TEXT ON SCREEN: How you can support youth who are quitting vaping. 

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VISUALS: A headshot of an educator in a gray frame appears against a blue background with animated light blue dotted lines with “EDUCATOR” on the bottom of 

the frame. A text box appears.

TEXT ON SCREEN: As an educator, you are an important source of health information for students.

VISUALS: A female teacher and students speak in a school setting with a smiley face emoticon appearing in a yellow thought bubble from the student. A text box 

appears.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Use your influence to help students develop skills to safely:

• Cope with stress

• Resist pressure to vape

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background. A text box appears.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Youth use of any tobacco products is unsafe, including vapes (also known as e-cigarettes).

VISUALS: Images and text slide off to reveal a student looking distressed at their desk with a sad emoticon appearing in a green bubble. A text box appears with

lightning bolts at the lower right corner. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Addiction to nicotine can add to the stress that many students already experience.

VISUALS: Images slide off and video slides on of a group of students standing in a circle typing and scrolling on their respective cell phones. A text box appears. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Many students face pressure to vape through social media and e-cigarette advertisements. 

VISUALS: The video of students on their phones shifts to the left and a green bubble appears with a lightbulb icon inside it. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Let them know:

• Vaping is less common than they might think.
• Most students who vape want to quit.

VISUALS: Video in a frame of an educator speaking to two students against a background of happy icons and emoticons appears. A text box appears.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Quitting is hard, but it can be done.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Encourage students to build a support system of family, friends, and teachers who will help them stay vape-free. 

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Empower students to talk to a doctor about treatment options.

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them and remain on the screen through a series of text boxes with changing text with resource information.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Share resources to help students quit vaping.

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Smokefree Teens

Tips, tools, and chat-based quitting support for teens.

Teen.smokefree.org

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Share resources to help students quit vaping.

Smokefree Teens

Text message-based support for teens trying to quit.

Text QUIT to 47848

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Share resources to help students quit vaping.

State Quitline

Connect to a quit coach for free quitting support.
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

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of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Empower students to live a life free of vaping. Learn more by visiting: CDC.gov/vaping 

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