CATCH MY BREATH – Comprehensive Vaping Prevention Programs For Schools

​Catch My Breath is a peer-led teaching approach that empowers students with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about e-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape. CATCH My Breath it is the only school-based vaping prevention program proven to reduce the likelihood of vaping among youth.

TRUTH Campaign

The Truth campaign is a popular national youth smoking and vaping prevention program.. Developed from extensive formative research of the Tobacco industry that spends more than $9 billion each year to market tobacco products in the U.S. 

The Truth Initiative has released several infographics regarding Youth Tobacco Use.  

Truth texting initiative called “This is Quitting” [TIQ], for more information click here.

African American Youth and Tobacco Use.

Smokeless Tobacco Use by Youth.

Vaping Addiction and Youth.

Tobacco Use by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth.

Youth Tobacco Use and Mental Health.

American Lung Association Youth Cessation App: NOT for Me

American Lung Association’s Comprehensive Approach to End Youth Vaping Model

Not On Tobacco® Tobacco Cessation Resources Teen Programs N-O-T Not On Tobacco® is the American Lung Association’s voluntary tobacco/vaping cessation program for teens ages 14 – 19. Over the 10-session program, participants identify their reasons for using tobacco, including e-cigarettes, healthy alternatives to tobacco use and people who will support them in their efforts to quit. Visit Lung.org, call 800-LUNGUSA or email NOT@Lung.org to learn more. 

Smokefree Teen Run by the National Cancer Institute to help teens understand the decisions they make – especially the decision to quit smoking – “Smokefree Teen” addresses how those decisions fit into your life. Visit Teen.Smokefree.gov to learn more or sign-up for this free program. Smokefree TXT A mobile text messaging program that provides 24/7 tips, advice and encouragement, sign-up for

 SmokefreeTXT, by texting QUIT to (47848). This free program is designed and run by the National Cancer Institute. 1-800-QUIT-NOW The quitline is a free service that offers one-on-one immediate support. It is staffed by quit smoking coaches who can provide you with helpful information, advice and support as they walk you through a step-by-step plan to quit. To sign up or for more information, call 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669). 

QuitSTART App This free app takes the information you provide about your smoking history and gives you tailored tips, inspiration and challenges to help teens become smokefree and live a healthier life. Download on iTunes and Android or visit Teen.Smokefree.gov. This program is designed and run by the National Cancer Institute.

Lung HelpLine The American Lung Association is committed to helping educate, intervene and prevent the use of tobacco and nicotine by the next generation. The Lung HelpLine, available via phone or online, is ready to assist teens between the ages of 13 -17 in quitting tobacco, including vaping. Call 800 LUNGUSA or chat online through our website at Lung.org. Certified tobacco treatment specialists provide guidance and support along with developing individualized quit plans.