BC Lung Association

• Vaping Toolkit
• Vaping Products FAQ
• Vaping Information for Teachers 
• Vaping information for Parents 

Health Link BC: Vaping 

Vaping Related Resources:

• Talking with Your Teen  About Vaping - A Health Canada information sheet designed to support parents speaking with their youth re vaping.
• Youth and Young Adult Vaping in Canada, ON Tobacco Research Unit - a 2018 study of 1049 youth and young adults across Canada to help understand what happens to young people, especially non-smokers, who start vaping. Sample findings: 

-    4 in 5 regular vapers frequently vape nicotine, and over 50% perceive themselves to be addicted to vaping 

-    Regular vapers are more likely to use other substances in the past 30 days than  non-regular or never vapers.   

• E-Cigarettes Shaped Like USB Flash Drives  - Information for parents, educators and health care providers: an easy-to-read color document on the basics of vaping produced by the US Centers for Disease Control.

• Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents - a practical handout on having conversations with youth, parent role modelling, and suggestions for responding to sample questions that youth might raise. US Centers for Disease Control.

Health Canada Vaping Materials

Health Canada- Vaping Health Advisory September 4, 2019  

US Centres for Disease Control – Quick facts on e-cigarettes for young people

McCreary Society – Clearing the Air research project overview. Report  Poster 

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids – What You Need to Know & How to Talk With Your Kids About Vaping

Quit Now – A free BC referral resource for anyone struggling with tobacco and nicotine addiction. 

AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME:

Resources from the September 23, 2019 Vocal about Vaping Pro D session 

Brandon Biln, VCH Tobacco Reduction team - Powerpoint presentation

Art Steinmann, Manager SACY, VSB  - Powerpoint presentation

Alison Eller, Laura Neilsen, Public Health Nurses - Powerpoint presentation