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Educational Resources

Best Friends

29th Sept 2022

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa

What we (dont) know about vaping

What you need to know about vaping...

Classmates in the Library

12 Jan 2024

UK Parliament: House of Commons Library

Youth Vaping in England

Vaping has increased among children and young people in England. This briefing considers the potential causes, implications and the government's policy response...

April 2019

Health Canada

Reducing Youth access and appeal of Vaping Products

Research commissioned by Health Canada found that the top reasons cited for vaping initiation among Canadians aged 13 to 19 were:


• Friends (58%);
• Flavours (37%);
• “Vaping looking fun and exciting” (22%); and
• Being offered a vape (21%)...

Writing an Essay

Terminology

A list of general vape-related terms and words to help you better understand vaping.

The technique of leaking an e-liquid directly onto the heating coil for direct inhalation of the aerosol produced, which can cause stronger psychoactive effects but also increases risk for injuries from contact with a burning liquid 

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette):

Vaping devices:

handheld devices that produce an aerosol from a solution typically containing nicotine, flavoring chemicals, and other additives for inhalation through a mouthpiece by the user

“e-cigs, ” electronic cigars [or “e-cigars”], electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic hookah [or “e-hookah”], hookah sticks, personal vaporizers, mechanical mods, vape pens, pod systems, and vaping devices); e-cigs, vapes, pens, mods

Vaping liquids:

Vape tricks:

Ghosting:

Dripping:

e-liquids, e-juice,or simply “juice”

making smoke rings or patterns

holding aerosol in the lungs for several seconds, making it apparently ‘disappear'

Dabbing:

First-hand exposure:

Passive:

Third hand aerosol exposure:

VALI:

THC:

heating highly concentrated cannabis products to create an aerosol, which is also considered a form of vaping 

aerosols inhaled directly 

e-cigarette emissions that are discharged into the surrounding environment with e-cigarette use both directly from the e-cigarette and exhaled from the lungs of the user

second hand exposure

e-cigarette emissions that remain on surfaces and in dust after e-cigarette use

vaping (product use) associated lung injury; Vaping associated lung injury

Tetrahydrocannabinol

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Empowering your team towards safer spaces

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