What to know
There are many free resources available to help youth reject or quit vaping and all other tobacco use. Resources below are listed for identification purposes only and do not imply endorsement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Resources for youth
Teen.smokefree.gov | National Cancer Institute
Information, tips, tools, and live web-based support for teens who want to quit using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
SmokefreeTXT for Teens | National Cancer Institute
Text-based program to help young people quit tobacco use.
Connects teens to their state quitline. Teens can get free and confidential support from a quit coach and get connected to additional resources. See CDC.gov/Quitline for additional information and quitlines that offer services in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
This is Quitting Program | Truth Initiative
Mobile program designed to help young people quit e-cigarettes. Resources are available for teens and young adults as well as parents and caregivers.
NOT for Me | American Lung Association
Mobile-friendly quitting program designed to help youth aged 14–19 stop using e-cigarettes.
Resources for parents and caregivers
Parent Fact Sheet | CDC (or order free copies)
Information about e-cigarettes parents and caregivers can use when talking with their children about vaping.
This is Quitting Program | Truth Initiative
Mobile program designed to help young people quit e-cigarettes. Resources are available for teens and young adults as well as parents and caregivers.
Resources for educators, coaches, and school administrators
Educator Fact Sheet | CDC (or order free copies)
Information about e-cigarettes educators can use when talking with their students about vaping.
Educator Conversation Card | CDC (or order free copies)
Conversation card educators can use when talking with their students about vaping.
Empower Vape-Free Youth™ Campaign | CDC
Campaign encourages middle and high school educators to speak with students about the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction. The campaign includes resources for educators to help students avoid or quit vaping.
Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-Cigarettes Presentation | CDC
Presentation, talking points, and user guide designed for use by adults who educate or serve youth aged 11–18, such as teachers, youth ministers, coaches, and scout leaders.
Tobacco Prevention Toolkit | Stanford University
Curriculums and resources created by educators, parents, youth, and researchers to help prevent middle and high school students' use of tobacco and nicotine. Available in English and Spanish.
Tobacco-Free School District | American Heart Association
Model tobacco policies and administrative guidance to support school districts in creating and sustaining 100% tobacco-free school environments.
Schools Supporting Students to Quit Tobacco Use as an Alternative to Suspension | CDC
Resource to help school administrators address youth vaping by creating supportive environments and using alternatives to school suspension.
Education program for students that schools and communities can use to help youth make healthier choices.
Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center | FDA
Resources available in English and Spanish include lesson plans, activity sheets, videos, and educational information for middle and high school educators to help inform students about the health consequences associated with vaping.
Youth Vaping Prevention & Resources to Quit | Truth Initiative
Self-led, interactive curriculum that encourages youth to live vape-free lives.
Evidence Brief: Tobacco Industry-Sponsored Youth Prevention Programs in Schools (cdc.gov)
Summary of evidence showing tobacco industry-sponsored school-based tobacco prevention programs are ineffective and may promote tobacco use among youth.
Resources for health care providers
Health Care Provider Fact Sheet | CDC (or order free copies in English or Spanish)
Key information about e-cigarettes health care providers can use when talking with their patients about vaping.
Health Care Provider Conversation Card | CDC
Conversation card health care providers can use when talking with their patients about vaping.
Youth Tobacco Cessation | American Academy of Pediatrics
Resources health care professionals can use to help young patients quit using commercial tobacco products, including a Considerations for Clinicians guide to youth tobacco cessation and a list of behavioral cessation supports for young patients.
Resources for states, communities, tribes, and territories
E-Cigarettes and Youth: Toolkit for Partners | CDC
Digital toolkit providing information and resources to take action to prevent youth e-cigarette use.
Scientific Evidence Briefs | CDC
Summaries of the science and evidence-based best practices or policy options on select tobacco prevention and control interventions.
State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System | CDC
Interactive application that presents current and historical state-level data on tobacco use prevention and control.
Policy Playbook for E-Cigarettes | Public Health Law Center
Resource providing policy and advocacy tools for communities, public health practitioners, educators, and others to help address youth e-cigarette use.
Resources for all audiences
E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products Visual Dictionary | CDC
Visual dictionary with images and descriptions of e-cigarettes/vapes.
List of addiction treatment centers. Please contact a center directly to ask if they treat e-cigarette dependence.
Media Campaign Resource Center | CDC
CDC has free digital, print, radio, and television resources you can use in your communication efforts.
CDC Publication Catalog and Ordering System
Order free copies of print materials produced by CDC to share with colleagues and partners.
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