Tobacco/Nicotine Prevention
and Cessation Resources

• INDEPTH Program by American Lung Association
• My Healthy Futures by Stanford University

• EX Program
  Text EXPROGRAM to 88709 to enroll
  Flyers, palm cards, promotional materials also
  available for purchase
  Parents can text QUIT to 847-278-9715 to sign up
  for text messages designed specifically for parents
  of young people who vape
• National Cancer Institute
  NCI SmokeFree Initiative
  NCI SmokeFree Text, DipFree Text
  NCI Quit Vaping & Dip Resources
  NCI SmokeFree Initiative on Instagram
• Truth Initiative
  This is Quitting – Text DITCHVAPE to 88709 to enroll
• VCU Massey Cancer Center We CAN
  (Conquer Addiction to Nicotine) Quit Program
  Provides access to quit coaches, quit plans,
  additional cessation resources. Call 804-628-0896 or
  email engagemassey@vcu.edu.
  • We CAN Quit Interest Form 
• Vape Free Virginia
• Quit the Hit 
  VFHY-funded free, 5-week vaping cessation program via Instagram direct messages (DM’s) 

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  Fact sheets, Take Down Tobacco Resources, local,
  state, federal and global initiatives
• CDC Empower Vape Free Youth Campaign
  Downloadable materials and presentations,
  conversation cards for educators, fact sheets
  for parents
• FDA Tobacco Education & Prevention Resources:
  Posters, Flyers, and More
  Free printed materials, fact sheets, downloadable
  infographics and images for social media. Items
  available in English and Spanish.
• Rethink Vape
  The Rethink Vape campaign was created by a
  team of researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical
  School and funded by the Virginia Foundation for
  Healthy Youth.
  How to Talk to Teens About Vaping resources
  For parents, educators, providers, and teens
• The DeNoble Files
  YouTube video series created by the Arizona Dept.
  of Health Services for middle school and high
  school students.
  
  Uncover the real story about the science of addiction
  from a former tobacco research scientist, Dr. Victor
  DeNoble. The DeNoble Files are an inside look into
  how nicotine changes your brain and body, and what
  happens every time you use an e-cigarette or smoke
  a combustible cigarette.

• Be Vape Free Elem, Middle and High School modules by CVS Health Foundation
• Truth Initiative – Vaping: Know the Truth Six (6) digital lessons for grades 8-12

• American Lung Association health education collection
• Health EdCo Tobacco
• Journeyworks Tobacco/Vaping
• NASCO Education Resources

• Search Words
• Vaping Prevention Posters
• Healthy Coping Skills Posters
• Social and Emotional Learning Posters
• Health EdCo store
• Red Ribbon Week 

• Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action April 1
• World No Tobacco Day May 31
• Red Ribbon Week Last Week of October
• Great American Smokeout Third Thursday in November 

• Teen Vaping Prevention Messages That Work
  Educational video highlighting research-tested
  vaping prevention messages that resonate with
  teens and explaining why certain approaches
  are more effective in discouraging vaping and
  nicotine use. Rescue Agency is a national leader in
  developing research-based health behavior change
  campaigns for youth and young adults.
• Behind the Haze
  Youth-facing vaping prevention campaign focused
  on educating teens about the risks of vaping and
  nicotine use. Content is intentionally designed to
  resemble peer-created social media posts, reflecting
  how teens communicate with one another online
  and reinforcing a peer-to-peer prevention approach.