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NCSCT Training in talking to young people about vaping

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NCSCT Training in talking to young people about vaping

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On the page linked above, you can find a link to download materials for a short (1–2 hours) training session aimed at staff who already work with young people (e.g. school nurses, teachers, youth workers, staff in children’s services).

The course will enable participants to have constructive conversations about stopping vaping and to offer support to young people who want to stop vaping.

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These selected case studies provide examples of how some areas have responded to concerns about young people and vaping This section includes various examples of both individual case studies and service innovations, generally in response to local concerns and demand for support to stop for young people who are vaping.

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New quick guide on various new forms of tobacco and nicotine products produced by East Midlands smoking & tobacco community of improvement. Intended to help inform professionals.

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OHID factsheet on vaping and illegal substances

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OHID factsheet on vaping and illegal substances

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This awareness factsheet from the Government's Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) provides information and advice for schools on use of vapes laced with illegal substances. Shared here as it may help answer questions from young people on this topic.

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We're adding this new document, prepared locally for teachers, as Oral Nicotine Pouches (ONPs) are an emerging product and young people may ask about it during discussions on vaping. They may sometimes inaccurately refer to these products as "snus" but as you'll see from the document, snus is actually a tobacco product, banned in the UK, which is different to ONPs.

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Teacher guide Oral Nicotine Pouches 20250826

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National information about young people's access to and preferences of vapes, based on ASH survey 2025.

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Guidance originally produced 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.

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Addressing misinformation around vaping 20260715

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Animation for young people - Think you know about vaping? The truth behind the clouds

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Animation for young people - Think you know about vaping? The truth behind the clouds

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Short animation produced by Nottinghamshire CC Public Health

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Think you know about vaping? The truth behind the clouds

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TikTok resource - vaping and peer pressure / illegal substances

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TikTok resource - vaping and peer pressure / illegal substances

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This TikTok video has been mentioned by our colleagues in the DHSC for sharing with young people. It covers peer influences and vaping with illegal substances.

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These slides provide the content for the workshop.

Each individual slide includes workshop leader's notes in the notes pages. You'll be able to see these when you download a copy for delivery.

Please look at the separate workshop leader's guidance for suggested timings for delivery and also, some suggestions for adjustments if you are short of time.

If you wish to share the slides after the session with the young people - that is OK, but please convert them to pdf before you share them, to avoid sharing the workshop leader's notes.

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Young people vaping workshop slides July 2025

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We have developed a series of six posters and postcards for display in Youth Centres. Each one focusses on a different aspect of vaping and it is anticipated that they will encourage ad-hoc conversations with young people.

If you would like to order copies for your Youth Centre, please complete the MS Form Youth Service ad-hoc learning posters about vaping

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Youth Service ad-hoc learning posters about vaping

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Youth Service ad-hoc learning posters about vaping

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Information about the INTENT programme for schools

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Information about the INTENT programme for schools

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This leaflet explains what is covered in the INTENT programme for schools. This teaching programme aims to prevent smoking and vaping in young people. We've added it here for context as young people may mention it as part of their experience / existing knowledge related to smoking & vaping.

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Workshop Leader's Guidance Notes and Time Plan

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Workshop Leader's Guidance Notes and Time Plan

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Please read through these notes before you deliver a workshop.

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Young People's Workshop on Vaping Leader's Guidance 

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Book a train the trainer session for your local team

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Book a train the trainer session for your local team

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The Public Health team can provide an in-depth train-the-trainer session for your local team, to help build your confidence to discuss topics in the workshop.

To book a session, contact kay.massingham@nottscc.gov.uk

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A link to this evaluation form is included in the last workshop slide (along with a QR code).

You can ask participating young people to complete this, or alternatively, use your own evaluation method.

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Youth Service workshops with young people on vaping - Participant’s evaluation form

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Youth Service workshops with young people on vaping - Participant’s evaluation form

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Summary: key vaping public health messages for young people

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Summary: key vaping public health messages for young people

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

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

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

Vapes containing nicotine are addictive. Once you start, it can be hard to stop.

Vapes are expensive - the cost soon adds up.

It is illegal to sell vapes containing nicotine to under 18s, or for adults to buy them to give to under 18s.

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

If you don’t smoke, why would you start to vape?

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Easy read information on vaping for young people

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Easy read information on vaping for young people

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You can request printed copies of this leaflet using this form: Resources for young people on youth vaping -  Don't Smoke? Don't start to vape! (office.com)

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Posters for children and young people - Poster B

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Posters for children and young people - Poster B

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Poster B is most popular with young people. For display in areas where young people go. You can request printed copies using this form: Resources for young people on youth vaping -  Don't Smoke? Don't start to vape! (office.com)

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Posters for children and young people - Poster A

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Posters for children and young people - Poster A

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For display in areas where young people go. You can request printed copies using this form: Resources for young people on youth vaping -  Don't Smoke? Don't start to vape! (office.com)

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Please complete the form after you run a workshop, so we can monitor how it's going and make any adjustments in response to feedback.

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Youth Service workshops with young people on vaping - Workshop Leader’s evaluation form

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The County Public Health team has developed materials to support Youth Service activity on vaping prevention with young people. We want to evaluate this activity in order to learn and improve our future practice. Please can you fill out this short form whenever you hold a workshop. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions - there is space to add those in the form below. Your feedback is anonymous unless you wish to provide your email address as part of your comments, so that we can respond directly to a specific query. If you provide your email address, this will be handled in line with Nottinghamshire County Council’s Privacy Policy, which you can read at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/global-content/privacyThank you for taking the time to give feedback.

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Referring young people 12+ who want to stop vaping to support services

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Referring young people 12+ who want to stop vaping to support services

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The Notts Youth Service has been commissioned to provide a pilot stop vaping service for children aged 12-18 in selected secondary schools. This pilot will run until March 2027 and will test different approaches to stop vaping support in a limited number of secondary schools. To find out more, please contact youthservicestopvaping@nottscc.gov.uk

If your young people are not able to access the pilot service, unless young people are using substances with vapes, the best place to signpost young people who want to stop vaping is to the Childline website (linked above), which has tips for young people who want to give up.

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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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Referring young people 12+ who are using substances with vapes to support services

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Referring young people 12+ who are using substances with vapes to support services

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Children who are using illegal substances in vapes can access support via CGL as part of local substance use services - referral link above.

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Nottinghamshire referrals | Change Grow Live

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Refer yourself or someone else for drug and alcohol support in Nottinghamshire.

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This padlet contains all the materials for Notts County Youth Service to run workshops for young people on vaping.

Each column is titled with its contents.

Scroll right to see all the columns and topics.

Scroll down each column to find additional information.

Click on website links or images to open the web page/document.

A search bar at the top right corner can be used to search the padlet.

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Referring young people age 12+ to the local stop smoking service

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Referring young people age 12+ to the local stop smoking service

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The local stop smoking service in Nottinghamshire is delivered by Your Health Notts - referral link above.

The service is open to any Notts smoker aged 12+ who wants to stop smoking.

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Quit Smoking - Your Health Nottinghamshire

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Quit Smoking Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health, no matter your age or how long you've smoked. Smoking damages your lungs, heart, and other vital organs, and increases your risk of serious health conditions such as cancer, stroke, and heart disease.

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For distribution to participants. It's provided in Word format in case you want to add to it.

The handout includes the links to suggested sources of further info for young people.

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Young People's Workshop on Vaping Handout

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If any young people disclose information about shops which are selling vapes to people under 18, you can report this using the route identified in this pdf poster. All reports are passed on to local Trading Standards teams, who will follow up with shops, without identifying where the report came from. Reporting underage sales helps to reduce young people's access to the products as well as further de-normalising sales to under 18s.

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Postcard and fold-out card containing facts about vaping

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Postcard and fold-out card containing facts about vaping

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These two resources contain key facts about vaping and could be distributed to young people. Both contain the same information but available in two small handy sizes. If you would like printed copies to give out, request these using this form: Resources for young people on youth vaping -  Don't Smoke? Don't start to vape!

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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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What's new in this resource pack? JULY 2026

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What's new in this resource pack? JULY 2026

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July 2026 - revised version of the conversation guide added to Further information column - reflecting the most recent ASH survey of young people's nicotine use and the passing of the 2026 Tobacco and Vapes Act

June 2026 - update to the email address for the local stop vaping pilot service

Added March 2026 - new guide to novel nicotine and tobacco products produced by East Midlands smoking & tobacco community of improvement - intended to inform professionals.