Vaping Information
Not able to find the information you need? Get in touch with our information and signposting team.
Local support
Keep Your Head: information on mental health and well-being services and the support available locally. www.keepyourhead.com
Catch Your Breath: this programme is run by Healthy Schools Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – the free school-based smoking and vaping programme for young people. The website is packed with accessible toolkits and resources (including videos) – from understanding the risks to health, to making safer informed decisions. Catch Your Breath – the smoking and vaping programme for schools - Healthy Schools
Healthy You: commissioned and funded by Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council to provide a range of health and active lifestyle services locally. Stop Smoking - Healthy You
National support
NHS: here you will find lots of practical tips to help quit vaping safely and successfully. How to quit vaping - Better Health - NHS
Health for Teens: E-cigarettes: Just The Facts | Health For Teens
Childline: Vaping | Childline
Smoke Free Teen: a wide range of toolkits and resources for quitting vaping and staying vape-free. Includes a ‘build my quit plan’ and ‘vaping reality check’ to help you work out the financial costs of vaping. There’s also a dedicated area for understanding your vaping triggers. Quit Vaping | Smokefree Teen
Talk to Frank: bite-size information covering the risks to vaping, how they might make you feel, the dangers of mixing vapes with other drugs, addiction and the law. Honest information about drugs | FRANK
Healthwatch
We will be developing of our own vaping information resources soon but in the meantime, our colleagues at Healthwatch Blackpool have a fantastic pack of resources, many of which have been created with young people: Vaping Support
Have you seen our latest report?
Our Young Healthwatch group - Youthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - has released its 2024 Vaping Report, highlighting critical insights into vaping trends among young people. This research reflects the perspectives, behaviours and concerns of local youth, providing an understanding of the growing prevalence of vaping in the region.
Youthwatch members have issued strong recommendations, including introducing early preventative education, enhancing recycling awareness, and providing targeted cessation support for young people already vaping. The report emphasises the role of peer pressure, social trends, and stress relief as significant motivators for vaping.
