Table 2 Overview of the OurFutures Vaping Program content
Lesson | Key messages |
|---|---|
1 | • The harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes • Prevalence and patterns of vaping/cigarette smoking • Short- and long-term consequences of vaping • Reasons young people choose to, or not to, vape |
2 | • The positive portrayal of vaping on social media • Vaping and smoking as ineffective ways to cope • Nicotine and the developing brain • Where to seek help for vaping, smoking and mental health • Assertive communication and refusal skills |
3 | • Vaping/smoking and the law • Short- and long-term consequences of smoking cigarettes • Marketing tactics and the influence of social media • The links between vaping and smoking • Help-seeking for vaping, smoking and mental health |
4 | • Assertive communication and refusal skills • Signs of nicotine dependence • Where to seek help and strategies to break the cycle of nicotine dependence • The benefits of avoiding or stopping vaping |