A vaping risks education program for school students: Evaluation of the solve mystery toolkit

One in three grade 7 to 12 students in Canada report trying vaping or e-cigarettes. Despite consequences like nicotine addiction, impaired brain development, increased respiratory symptoms, and association with an increased risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, 48% of youth believe occasional vaping has littl...

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Autores principales: Hollis, Asha, Downey, Emily, Standing, Shaelene, Leahy, Janet, Ebbert, Kirsten, Ganesh, Aravind
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9243163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35785407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101852
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Sumario:One in three grade 7 to 12 students in Canada report trying vaping or e-cigarettes. Despite consequences like nicotine addiction, impaired brain development, increased respiratory symptoms, and association with an increased risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, 48% of youth believe occasional vaping has little to no risk. There is a clear need for youth to learn about vaping consequences. We developed and piloted a novel free interactive educational program on vaping risks which has been used by over 800 grade 7 to 9 students. In post-program surveys, students reported a subjective increase in knowledge about the health consequences of vaping.

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