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Childline - advice for children and young people on vaping

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Childline - advice for children and young people on vaping

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Includes tips for quitting vaping and dealing with peer pressure.

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Yes. Vaping contains nicotine, which is a highly addictive drug. This means that your body and brain will start to feel uncomfortable without the drug, and it can make it harder to stop.

People can become addicted to nicotine even when they don't use it every day.

5 facts about vaping:

Vaping can be as addictive as cigarettes

Some people use vaping to help them quit smoking

It's against the law to sell nicotine products to anyone under 18

If you want to quit, it can help to get support

If you're worried about vaping, you can talk to us

Getting rid of anything you use to vape can make it easier to avoid temptation and is a good way to commit to quitting.

It can help to plan for situations or places when you'll struggle with cravings. These could be particular times of day or places that you go to. You can try to avoid them, or if you can't it can help to think about ways to distract yourself or keep your hands busy when it's getting tough.

Having people around you to support you when you're quitting can make a big difference.

Tell people you trust that you're quitting so they know to support you and help with cravings.

You can also speak to a Childline counsellor for support, or post on the message boards to join our community and get help there.

Feeling stressed can make it harder to cope with cravings, especially when you're used to vaping when you're feeling that way. There are always other ways to cope.

There's no single way to cope with stress, it can take time to find what works for you. Try these ideas to get you started:

Keep active and exercise
Keeping active can help boost your mood and can be a good way to take a break when you need to.

Try calming activities
Focusing on your breathing or doing something relaxing can help you to cope with stress and during the cravings. Even taking a few minutes can help. You can get ideas for things to do from the Calm Zone.

Do something to distract yourself
Taking a break for a few minutes can help to take your mind off things and give you something else to focus on. You could do something you enjoy, something that takes a lot of concentration, or get ideas using our coping kit.

Talk about what's happening
Tell someone you trust when you're feeling stressed, talking about things can help them seem less overwhelming. Not sure who to talk to? You can always speak to us.

Write things down
Get things out by writing down what's happening and how it's making you feel. You could write things just for yourself using Childline's mood journal, or you could write a message to a Childline counsellor to get a reply

Get more advice on coping with stress.

Celebrating going a day, week or longer without vaping can be a great way to remind yourself to keep going and give you something to look forward to.

You could plan small things to do that you'll enjoy, or set rewards for yourself each day.

It can take time to quit and lots of people don't make it the first time they try. Remember, that you can keep trying, even if you haven't been able to stop completely before.

Try to write down and remember the reasons you want to stop vaping, use that to help you keep trying if you do vape again or you're struggling with the cravings.

If you're struggling with peer pressure, there are a few things you can do:

Practice being assertive: Being assertive isn't the same as being aggressive or rude, it means saying what you want clearly and with confidence. Saying what you want can help people to understand it's your choice, and we've got tips to help.

Build your confidence: Feeling confident about yourself can make it easier to know what you want without feeling pressured by other people. It can take time to build your confidence, and we've got lots of ideas to help you do it.

Talk to someone outside the situation: It can feel hard to talk about what you want when everyone around you is vaping. You can always talk to us about what you want and how vaping makes you feel.

Take time away from people: If someone is making you feel bad about yourself or like you need to do things that you don't want to, then it's okay to take time away from them to focus on yourself and what you want without that pressure.

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There are lots of reasons you might be thinking about vaping, get the advice and information you need to decide what's best for you.

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As part of our work to reduce smoking in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, we want to help organisations, businesses and companies in our area to become smokefree. 

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As part of our work to reduce smoking in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, we want to help organisations, businesses and companies in our area to become smokefree. 

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Being smokefree can bring benefits to organisations as well as to their employees, customers, service users or visitors.

The most important benefit is the improved health and wellbeing of individuals with reduced exposure to smoking, but for organisations, being smokefree can also help reduce cleaning costs, litter, damage to premises, and fire risk.

The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Smoking and Tobacco Alliance has developed a smokefree self-assessment checklist in order to help us develop suitable resources and put in place additional support needed to help organisations to become smoke free.

Please could you complete the sheet for your organisation in the attached document. Please return completed forms to Swathi.Krishnan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

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This resource pack is primarily intended for use by schools, although elements of it will be relevant to other professionals working with children and young people in Nottingham.

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Locally adapted leaflet with facts about vaping for parents and carers, also have advice for having conversations about vaping with their children.

If you want printed copies of these leaflets please contact - Karen Smith karen.smith2@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Guidance on managing vaping incidents in school 

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Guidance on managing vaping incidents in school 

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From the Association of Directors of Public Health

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All the teaching resources included in this section have been quality assured by the local Public Health team. They are evidence-based and relevant for UK audiences.

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Posters for Children and Young people - Poster 1 

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For display in school canteens, classrooms, student rooms, etc. Schools can also request printed copies by contacting - Karen Smith, Karen.Smith2@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be sold any tobacco products.

Parents or adults buying for underage children (under18) can also be prosecuted.

Smoking tobacco causes at least 15 different types of cancer, including two of the most common, lung and bowel cancer and can contribute to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, respiratory infections, complications in pregnancy as well as certain eye diseases.

Passive smoking is dangerous and can cause many of the same diseases as smoking.

There is good evidence that children are significantly more likely to start smoking themselves if they have family members or live with people who smoke.

It is never too late to give up smoking. Free support is available across Nottingham city to help anyone from the age of 12 to give up smoking. Please contact Thriving Nottingham's stop smoking service team.

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Website for under 10s. Vaping info written for a younger audience. The grown ups section of the website also contains some factual info for parents, including the local parents' leaflet mentioned in this resource pack.

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Should you need urgent health advice please contact your GP or call NHS 111. In an emergency please visit A&E or call 999.

Vaping is a way to help adults quit smoking.

They have many names like E-cigarettes, Vape pens or Puff bars and they might seem cool or even harmless, but there are some serious health risks you should know about, especially for young people like you.

Is it REALLY that bad for you?

We're here to give you the facts from doctors and other experts and clear up some of the wrong things you might have heard from friends or on social media...

Most Vapes contain a drug called Nicotine, which is addictive: it means you want more and more.

Nicotine is risky for young people like you because your bodies and brains are still developing and exposing them to nicotine can mess with that development.

In the UK, it is against the law to sell nicotine vaping products to under-18s or for adults to buy it for them.

Vaping is quite new, so we still don't know what the risks might be in the longer term.

Getting help to stop smoking

The 'Stop Smoking Service' is there to help people give up if they want to. If you know someone who wants to stop smoking, they can contact the free Smokefree National Helpline on 0300 123 1044.

Riddle me this!

How old do you have to be to buy a vape?

Although Vaping is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, it's not harmless and so children shouldn't be tempted to try it!

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Vaping is a way to help adults quit smoking, there are some serious health risks you should know about, especially for young people like you.

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NICE Guideline NG209 - vaping and smoking

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NICE Guideline NG209 - vaping and smoking

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NICE guidelines are evidence-based recommendations for health and care in England. The tobacco guidelines also cover vaping. Sections 1.4 to 1.7 are relevant for schools. Section 1.6 specifically refers to interventions in schools, including those related to vaping.

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This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people's harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking. The guideline brings together and updates all NICE's previous guidelines on using tobacco, including smokeless tobacco. It covers nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes to help people stop smoking or reduce their harm from smoking. It does not cover using tobacco products such as 'heat not burn' tobacco.

In January 2023, in the section on identifying and referring pregnant women for stop-smoking support, we reduced the number of carbon monoxide tests recommended for women with low readings and no history of smoking.

In August 2022, varenicline was unavailable in the UK. See the MHRA alert on varenicline.

Recommendations

This guideline includes new and updated recommendations on:

It also includes recommendations on:

Who is it for?

Commissioners and providers of stop-smoking interventions and support, including those in the voluntary and community sectors

Commissioners and providers of interventions and support for preventing uptake of smoking

Health and social care professionals, including clinical leads in secondary care services and managers of clinical services

People working in local authorities, education and the wider public, private, voluntary and community sectors

Those commissioning, planning and delivering mass-media campaigns

People with a remit to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 24 and under; this includes those working in the NHS, local authorities and tobacco control alliances

Retailers of tobacco products

Employers, estate managers and other managers

Employee and trade union representatives

It may also be relevant for:

Researchers and policy makers

Manufacturers and retailers of medicinally licensed nicotine-containing products and nicotine-containing e-cigarettes

Members of the public, including:

children, young people, their parents and carers

people using health and social care services, and their families and carers

women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, or who have a child aged up to 12 months, and their families and carers

people over 16 who smoke and are in paid or voluntary employment

Is this guideline up to date?

February 2024: We will update recommendations on stop-smoking interventions because cytisine is now available in the UK. For more information, see the surveillance decision.

Guideline development process
How we develop NICE guidelines
Engagement with tobacco industry organisations

The UK Government is a signatory and party to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The development of this guideline complies with NICE's obligations under Article 5.3 of the FCTC.

NICE worked with Public Health England to develop this guideline.

This guideline updates and replaces the following NICE guidelines:

smoking: workplace interventions (PH5, published April 2007)

smoking: preventing uptake in children and young people (PH14, published July 2008)

smoking prevention in schools (PH23, published February 2010)

smoking: stopping in pregnancy and after childbirth (PH26, published February 2010)

smokeless tobacco: South Asian communities (PH39, published September 2012)

smoking: harm reduction (PH45, published June 2013)

smoking: acute, maternity and mental health services (PH48, published November 2013)

stop-smoking interventions and services (NG92, published March 2018).

Your responsibility

The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service. It is not mandatory to apply the recommendations, and the guideline does not override the responsibility to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual, in consultation with them and their families and carers or guardian.

All problems (adverse events) related to a medicine or medical device used for treatment or in a procedure should be reported to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency using the Yellow Card Scheme.

Local commissioners and providers of healthcare have a responsibility to enable the guideline to be applied when individual professionals and people using services wish to use it. They should do so in the context of local and national priorities for funding and developing services, and in light of their duties to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to reduce health inequalities. Nothing in this guideline should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with complying with those duties.

Commissioners and providers have a responsibility to promote an environmentally sustainable health and care system and should assess and reduce the environmental impact of implementing NICE recommendations wherever possible.

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Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence

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This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people's harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking.

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Please report adverse reactions to vapes or e-liquids using the MHRA Yellow Card site

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Reporting as a manufacturer, marketing authorisation holder or other non-patient or health professional for a medical device adverse incident, fake or defective healthcare product? See our reporting guidance page.

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Always read the patient information leaflet, or instructions supplied with your medicine or medical device. It lists the known side effects or problems and advises you on what to do.

Yellow Card biobank

MHRA and Genomics England launch pioneering resource to better understand how genetic makeup influences the safety of medicines.

See our Yellow Card biobank page for more information and the press release.

Improving the Yellow Card reporting site

Welcome to the improved Yellow Card reporting site. Our interactive Drug Analysis Profiles (iDAPs) are now under ' What is being reported', this includes COVID-19 vaccine reports.

We will be continuing to improve our new website platform with enhancements over 2023 based on user feedback to give you a better, more tailored and transparent reporting experience. Future upgrades will offer new features such as:

technology that helps keep you up-to-date with your report as it progresses through MHRA review process and enables you to update your reports.

easier access to real-time safety communications and control over alerts, allowing you to switch on and off relevant safety communications.

the ability to manage information about healthcare products via a product watch list.

visualisation of data that will allow you to view information in a more user friendly, accessible way.

for frequent reporters, a search functionality that will allow your previous reports to be found easily.

We welcome your feedback.

Please note that the where possible, the MHRA asks and encourages all Yellow Card reports to be sent electronically instead of paper forms.

Download the Yellow Card app

Create medicines watch lists, get news and alerts from the MHRA, and also report using the Yellow Card app. The app is available to download from the Apple App Store, or Google Play Store and you can use your Yellow Card website account details on the app to report.

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Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer

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MHRA Homepage for reporting of suspected side effects or adverse drug reactions to any medicines or vaccines, as well as medical device incidents

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INTENT programme - smoking and vaping prevention in secondary schools

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INTENT programme - smoking and vaping prevention in secondary schools

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FREE smoking and vaping education materials, provided under licence for all Notts secondary schools. Recommended for use in whole class delivery. Includes some specific lessons on vaping.

FREE staff training available, to discuss the scientific evidence of the effectiveness of the programme, explore the content in detail and show how to navigate and access the platform. Please contact catherine.kirk@nottinghamcity.gov.uk for more information.

INTENT | smoking prevention programme | Evidence to Impact

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INTENT | smoking prevention programme | Evidence to Impact

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Posters for Children and Young people - Poster 2

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Posters for Children and Young people - Poster 2

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Vapes should not be used by children and young people, and are not recommended for anyone who does not smoke.

It is illegal to sell vapes containing nicotine to under 18s.

Most children and young people in the UK don’t smoke or vape.

Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it is not harmless.

Vapes haven’t been around long enough to know what the long term effects might be.

If you don’t smoke, don’t start to vape.

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Action for Smoking and Health (UK) - resources on youth vaping

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Action for Smoking and Health (UK) - resources on youth vaping

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ASH produces information and conducts research into vaping and smoking.

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Vapes are not risk free and should not be used by children or non-smokers. However, they play an important role in helping adult smokers quit. This page includes the latest information on youth vaping rates, potential risks, and the latest regulations.

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Reporting Underage Sales of tobacco products

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Reporting Underage Sales of tobacco products

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Poster for display in staff areas or sharing with parents, which identifies what the law says, how to recognise unregulated tobacco products, and what the routes are to report illegal or underage sales to Trading Standards.

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NHS advice on talking to young people about vaping

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NHS advice on talking to young people about vaping

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NHS recommendations on how to tackle conversations about vaping with young people

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Vaping is not for children and young people. Their developing lungs and brains mean they are more sensitive to its effects. Nicotine vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking, but it is not risk-free.

That's why there's a minimum age of sale for vaping products in the UK. It is illegal to sell nicotine vaping products to anyone under 18 or for adults to buy them on behalf of under-18s.

If you find a retailer selling either nicotine vapes or tobacco products to under-18s, you can report a retailer to local authority Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice online portal.

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Vaping is not for children and young people, whose developing brains are more sensitive to its addictive effects. Find out how to talk to young people about vaping.

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Poster for display in staff areas or sharing with parents, which identifies what the law says, how to recognise unregulated vapes, and what the routes are to report illegal or underage sales to Trading Standards.

underage sales of vapes poster

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Accompanying teacher toolkit also available below. Produced by Action on Smoking and Health and Smokefree Sheffield.

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Recommended UK source of advice on vaping (as well as smoking and other substances) for young people. Includes a 24/7 advice link (text, phone or live chat).

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Vapes are electronic devices designed to allow people to inhale nicotine in a vapour. Using a vape is known as vaping. Vapes are also available without nicotine.

Also called:

e-cigarettes

e-cigs

e-hookah

e-liquids

puff bars

vape pens

vape pods

vape sticks

Quick info

How the drug works varies from person to person

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Vapes are electronic devices designed to allow people to inhale nicotine in a vapour. Using a vape is known as vaping... | FRANK

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Local intelligence on young people and vaping in Nottingham

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Local intelligence on young people and vaping in Nottingham

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The most recent statistics on smoking and vaping for our local area, including emerging findings from our local school survey work.

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The Government is introducing changes to create the first ever Smokefree Generation.

This means that anyone turning 15 in 2024, and children who are younger, will never legally be sold cigarettes or other tobacco products, even after they turn 18.

The changes also include measures to reduce the appeal of vapes to children and young people.

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Protecting future generations from the harms of smoking

83% of smokers start smoking when they're in their teens, making them much more likely to become addicted. The dependence on nicotine from a young age makes it a lot harder to quit later in life.

Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing diseases such as cancer, heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It causes 1 death in England every 8 minutes.

Up to 2 in 3 long-term smokers die from smoking (source - Banks et al. BMC medicine, 2015).

The proposed changes will protect future generations from starting smoking.

Limiting the appeal of vaping to children and young people

Vapes are an effective tool to help smokers quit, but shouldn't be used by non-smokers or children.

There's been a rise in vaping amongst children and young people, with 1 in 5 children having claimed to have used a vape.

Disposable vapes have been shown to be particularly attractive to children. 69% of 11 to 17 years olds who use a vape in England, Scotland and Wales use a disposable vape.

These changes aim to limit the appeal and accessibility of vapes to children and young people.

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What is the Smokefree Generation - Better Health

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The Government is introducing changes to effectively phase out cigarettes and tobacco for good. Find out more about the proposals and how they might affect you.

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Vaping incidents involving children aged under 12 

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Vaping incidents involving children aged under 12 

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If primary-aged children are found to be vaping, school safeguarding policies would apply. Please consult with your DSL.

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Finding out more about vaping in your own school

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Finding out more about vaping in your own school

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Nottingham City schools can find out more about smoking and vaping issues in their own setting, as well as a number of other health issues by taking part in the free survey commissioned from the Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU).

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The Nottingham Health and Wellbeing Survey is aimed at children in years 6 and 10 (can also be completed with other year groups) and covers a range of health and wellbeing related behaviour questions. The survey is open at the beginning of the Autumn Term each year.

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Information on how to recycle vapes. Vapes contain hidden batteries and should not be disposed of in household waste, as they can cause fires.

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PSHE association - Year 9 vaping lesson plan

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PSHE association - Year 9 vaping lesson plan

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Vaping year 9 lesson pack

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A year 9 lesson exploring the consequences of vaping and challenging the influences that might encourage young people to vape.

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Age 10+ website with factual info about vaping, plus links to local services in Nottinghamshire.

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E-cigarettes | Lifestyle | Health for Teens

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E-cigarettes are becoming an increasingly common way to stop smoking, so these posts look into e-cigarettes in more detail, what you are smoking and how it can affect you.

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ASH guidance on developing school policies around vaping

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ASH guidance on developing school policies around vaping

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ASH has produced some short guidance on developing school policies on vaping. This guidance has been incorporated into the local documents.

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Animation on vaping facts for young people

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Animation on vaping facts for young people

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This short animation has been adapted with local information and summarises the key messages about vaping for young people.

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Votes for schools - primary and secondary teaching resources

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Votes for schools - primary and secondary teaching resources

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Lesson plans and assemblies suitable for KS2, KS3 and KS4. Evidence based materials reviewed by the local Public Health team.

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How can you teach it?

Our free lessons on vaping, provided by VotesforSchools, prompt students to explore the existing gaps in research and consider the uncertainties surrounding this practice. The lessons ask the question, "Do we know enough about vaping?" and look at the history of smoking, the little research around vaping, and ask children to think critically about whether we know enough about the risks of vaping.

The lessons are differentiated for different age groups, with the questions outlined below:

KS1 (Aged 5-7): Are playground trends a good thing?
KS2 (Aged 7-11): Do we know enough about how vaping affects us?
KS3 & KS4 (Aged 11-18): Should we be worried about vaping?

As part of our commitment to promoting education and well-being, we are offering free access to our vaping lessons. So far, more than 42,000 young people have taken part in the lessons, and shared their answers to the questions with The Department for Health & Social Care and SHEU. These resources are designed to facilitate classroom discussions, raise awareness, and empower students to make informed decisions. By engaging in these discussions, educators can empower students to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

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Teaching about Vaping: Lesson, plan & Assembly

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Equip students with knowledge on vaping and empower educators with engaging resources. Explore the impact, government crackdown plus free lessons and assembly.

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Vaping resources for KS3 form time activities

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Vaping resources for KS3 form time activities

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Three form-time sessions covering social pressures around vaping, its impact, and the effects of nicotine. Includes guidance for supporting 1:1 conversations with young people. Developed by the NHS.

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Curriculum
Supports the Health Education curriculum
By the end of secondary school, students should know:

The facts about legal and illegal drugs and their associated risks, including the link between drug use and the associated risks, including the link to serious mental health issues.

The physical and psychological consequences of addiction, including alcohol dependency.

Supports the PSHE curriculum KS3 - Students learn:

H23 - the positive and negative uses of drugs in society, including the safe use of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines; responsible use of antibiotics.

H24 - to evaluate the misconceptions, social norms and cultural values relating to drug, alcohol and tobacco use.

H25 - strategies to manage a range of influences on drug, alcohol and tobacco use, including peers.

H26 - information about alcohol, nicotine and other legal and illegal substances, including the short-term and long-term health risks associated with their use.

H27 - the personal and social risks and consequences of substance use and misuse, including occasional use.

H28 - the law relating to the supply, use and misuse of legal and illegal substances.

H29 - about the concepts of dependence and addiction, including awareness of help to overcome addictions.

Supports the Biology curriculum KS3 - Gas exchange systems

The impact of exercise, asthma and smoking on the human gas exchange system.

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Vaping - KS3 form time activities | PHE School Zone

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Students explore the facts and impacts of vaping in these flexible NHS-approved activities

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PSHE association - where is vaping covered in materials - KS2, KS3 and KS4

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PSHE association - where is vaping covered in materials - KS2, KS3 and KS4

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" It is important that the starting point for health and wellbeing education should be a focus on enabling pupils to make well-informed, positive choices for themselves ".

Department for Education statutory Health Education guidance

This principle has always been at the heart of drug education, which in turn has been an integral part of PSHE education for over thirty years. Good drug education covers factual knowledge(e.g. about effects and laws applying to various substances) but also essential skills and attributes including how to manage peer influence and make informed decisions.

Priorities change over time regarding which substances schools feel they should teach about - for example, new figures from NHS Digital show a decrease in numbers of school children taking drugs and smoking cigarettes but a rise in vaping, with 9% of 11 to 15 year olds currently using e-cigarettes. This is reflected in the volume of queries we get from members on vaping, so we're keen to ensure schools have what they need to cover this topic with confidence. That's why we're reviewing the evidence base and working to provide everything you need, so watch this space!

In the meantime, here's a quick guide to building teaching about vaping into your existing PSHE education programme using our Programme of Study and materials such as our drug and alcohol education pack.

Programme of Study

Our Programme of Study for PSHE education is signposted from statutory DfE Health Education guidance and gives you a framework for designing PSHE education that matches your pupils' needs.

The learning opportunities set out in the Programme of Study are broad and 'top level', so don't necessarily mention specific substances. However, there are explicit references to vaping and e-cigarettes in the Key stage 2 section under the 'health and wellbeing' core theme.

Learning Opportunities at KS2

H49. about the mixed messages in the media about drugs, including alcohol and smoking/vaping

H46. about the risks and effects of legal drugs common to everyday life (e.g. cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping, alcohol and medicines) and their impact on health; recognise that drug use can become a habit which can be difficult to break
There are several learning opportunities in the Programme of Study for key stages 3 to 5 that also provide ideal vehicles for exploring issues around vaping, including:
KS3

H25. strategies to manage a range of influences on drug, alcohol and tobacco use, including peers

H26. information about alcohol, nicotine and other legal and illegal substances, including the short-term and long-term health risks associated with their use

H27. the personal and social risks and consequences of substance use and misuse including occasional use

KS4

H18. the ways in which industries and advertising can influence health and harmful behaviours

H21. to identify, manage and seek help for unhealthy behaviours, habits and addictions including smoking cessation

KS5

H21. to manage alcohol and drug use in relation to immediate and long-term health

See our Programme Builders for more detail on how to include these learning opportunities in your PSHE curriculum for each year group.

Drug and alcohol education lesson pack

Our suite of lesson plans for key stages 1 to 4 on drug and alcohol education explore the facts, laws, risks and consequences associated with the use of substances of all kinds. They also address how to manage influences and pressure around substance use, supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy and safe.

The strategies, skills and personal attributes developed through all of these lessons support pupils to manage pressures, influences and decisions about vaping, as much as they do for any other substance. But lesson 2 of the key stage 3 lessons specifically supports pupils to understand and manage influences relating to tobacco and nicotine product use.

" Role models and the media can influence decision-making. While vaping is far less harmful than smoking, it is not risk free. Both can be addictive mostly due to the presence of nicotine and the ease of which it can be taken and become part of someone's daily routine. Quitting therefore can be difficult, costly and require several attempts to be successful"

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Where is vaping covered in our materials?

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Some examples of where vaping and the use of e-cigarettes is covered in our Programme of Study and drug and alcohol education lesson packs.

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Guidance for teachers and other school staff to support conversations with young people about vaping. Includes how to recognise and counter misinformation, and debunking some common vaping myths. UPDATED 29.5.2024 with the latest figures.

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Teacher training: drugs, alcohol and tobacco

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Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

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This training module supports the physical health and mental wellbeing section of the statutory relationships, sex and health education curriculum.

The module contains key knowledge and facts to help teachers understand what they must teach. It includes information on:

legal and illegal harmful substances and associated risks

laws relating to these substances

These slides should be adapted to suit individual school context. This can include adding your own videos and resources to make your teaching training sessions more visual and interactive.

When planning your curriculum, consider how you will link these topics.

The drugs, alcohol and tobacco topic is closely related to the science curriculum as well as topics such as:

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Information from Notts Fire and Rescue about safety issues associated with vapes.

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Did you know that smoking is the biggest cause of death from fire in the UK?

Over the last five years, we have attended many fires caused by smoking. And whether this is from cigarettes or e-cigs, and quite simply, stubbing it out could make a big difference to whether you are the next smoking-related fire our crews attend - so next time you light up, make sure your cigarette is properly out before you dispose of it.

Take smoking outside

We know that telling you not to smoke indoors is perhaps not something that you are likely to follow because everyone has their own habits and routine, but what we can do is tell you how to do this safely.

Ideally, if you are going to smoke, doing so outdoors is best, but make sure that if you do smoke inside your house you are not doing so in bed, as cigarettes can easily ignite bedding. While there is flame-retardant bedding available, we would never advise relying on this.

Top smoking safety tips

Always keep matches, lighters, and cigarettes out of reach of children

Never smoke if you have taken medication, drugs, or drunk alcohol which makes you feel tired or drowsy

Never smoke, or let someone else do so in the same room as you if you use oxygen equipment or an airflow mattress

E-cigarettes and vaping

E-cigarettes might be the latest trend, but we doubt it's trendy to find out that your habit has caused a fire in your home. The devices, which operate by being charged, must never be left unattended when on charge, otherwise you could get more than you bargained for - a fire.

In April 2018, a mother and her three children were asleep at their home on Scholars Way in Mansfield when the smoke alarms in the property sounded in the early hours of the morning.

Firefighters from Mansfield, Blidworth, and Ashfield were mobilised to the scene, and Fire Control gave fire survival guidance to the family, who were in the front bedroom.

The fire had been caused by an e-cigarette lighter which was charging overnight, and thanks to the property having working smoke alarms, they were able to call 999 and nobody was injured.

The e-cigarette had ignited and highlighted the importance of taking care when using these goods.

Top e-cigarettes tips

Only buy e-cigarette devices from reputable retailers

Check that your device carries a CE certification, and contact Trading Standards if you have any concerns

Do not use counterfeit goods - batteries and/or chargers are unlikely to have current protection and could lead to batteries exploding

Never mix components of different e-cigarettes

Do not overtighten the atomiser when connecting to the charger

When the charge is complete, disconnect the battery and remove the charger from the USB port/socket - this is usually indicated by a light on the device

Only use chargers designed for use with the specific device. Some chargers may overcharge the product, leading to an increased risk of fire

Never leave an electronic cigarette charging unattended, and never leave them charging overnight

Never use damaged equipment or batteries

Store batteries and chargers in a cool dry place at normal room temperature. Do not leave them in hot places such as direct sunlight

Do not immerse batteries or chargers in water or otherwise get them wet

Never carry batteries, keys, or coins in the same pocket or bag

Never use a vaping device close to medical oxygen, flammable emollient creams, or airflow mattresses

If using disposable e-cigarettes, only use chargers designed for use with the device and never leave them unattended or charging overnight

Tips for employers

Facilitate opportunities for supervised charging of devices by staff in designated areas

Advise staff and patients of the approved safe use of e-cigarettes and regularly audit/enforce, agreed protocols

Ensure systems for review of any incidents related to recharging e-cigarettes(should they occur) are in place to promote learning

Finding help to quit

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Smoking and e-cigarettes - Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Whether you smoke or you live with someone who does, there are a few simple tips to follow to keep yourself safe from fire, and while they are simple, they could make all the difference. We cannot tell you not to smoke, but can instead encourage you to do this with safety in mind.