Fighting the Vaping Epidemic

Use accredited resources and hands-on learning opportunities to help teens and students understand how to fight the vaping epidemic.

Helping your community, students, and parents understand the dangers of vaping is the first step in fighting the vaping epidemic. By incorporating hands-on learning tools from Fatal Vision, incorporating reminders in schools and community centers, and giving factual and credible information, you can create awareness and understanding of the dangers of vaping. Let’s take a look at some educational topics to cover when discussing how to fight the vaping epidemic in your community.

The Role of Education in Preventing Vaping Among Young Adults

Educating young adults about the dangers of vaping is the cornerstone of fighting the vaping epidemic. Teaching teens about the health risks associated with vaping may help them make safer choices. Be sure to use credible sources when talking about the health risks associated with vaping, like heart and lung issues, EVALI, nicotine addiction, and more. Helping students understand and investigate the risks can give them the opportunity to make safer, healthier choices. Try using the interactive Fatal Vision Vaping Dangers Kit for a hands-on learning tool that allows participants to experience firsthand the simulated dangers of vaping.

Ways to Combat the Marketing Tactics of Vape Companies

Talking about the marketing tactics that vape companies use is another way to educate and inform both young adults and parents in your community. Talking about ways the companies can market to young adults can help them keep an eye out for the tactics that may be used against them. Have them watch out for celebrity endorsements, social media posts, and use in music videos or TV shows.

It’s a good idea to also discuss why youth vape, and how social media and peer pressure may contribute to the vaping epidemic. Discuss factual statistics from the CDC about the number of teens who vape, and create strategies on how your students can explore choices and understand the impact of vaping.

The Impact of Community Efforts in Addressing the Vaping Epidemic

Getting the whole community involved in reducing vaping can have positive health benefits. Helping to educate your community about the health dangers of vaping can encourage everyone to make safer choices. Use credible sources, like the CDC, and offer help on avoiding or quitting vaping. Encourage parents and guardians to have conversations with young adults about vaping and help them craft responses to say no. Creating a community environment of positivity and education can have great rewards. Consider an educational resource that can be used in settings like health fairs and school assemblies, like the Vaping Dangers Event Kit.

How Individuals and Organizations Can Help Spread Awareness and Promote Safer Alternatives

When creating community outreach programs, both individuals and organizations can have a positive influence. Creating learning opportunities for parents or guardians can help them have individual conversations with teens or young adults about the dangers of vaping and healthier alternatives. Organizations, like schools or community centers, can bring in experts or offer hands-on learning opportunities for community members or students to learn about the risks of vaping. Fatal Vision offers a variety of tools and resources, so you’ll have access to resources that can help spread awareness and promote safer alternatives to vaping.

The Efforts to Regulate and Ban Vaping Products

Fighting the vaping epidemic goes beyond just education; many parents and teens are now fighting to regulate or ban certain vaping products. The FDA is the overseeing governing body of vape and e-cigarette products, and many are now campaigning for stricter laws on what chemicals may be used, how marketing tactics can be employed, and for better labeling to be used on vape or e-cigarette products. Your community may want to get involved in these activities to help reduce the vaping epidemic.

Helping students, parents, and your community understand the dangers of vaping is a great start to fighting the vaping epidemic. Use Fatal Vision hands-on vaping kits and resources for interactive and memorable tools to encourage smart choices about the dangers of vaping. Visit the Fatal Vision blog for additional vaping resources, or get in touch with our team with any questions.