Vaping Prevention
Western Connecticut Coalition is dedicated to decreasing e-cigarette and vape usage.
Click here to review our 2023 epidemiological profile
of Tobacco and ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems)
Vaping Prevention Resources
Visit these CT websites:
Downloadable fact sheets and resource links
From Truth Initiative:
A comprehensive fact sheet with valuable information about the high levels of nicotine found in many vaping products and the consequences of use to the teen brain. Resources for quitting too!
Vaping nicotine can increase anxiety symptoms and stress levels. However, many tobacco users falsely believe tobacco products can relieve stress or anxiety.
From the FDA:
Vaping and E-Cigarettes: A Toolkit for Working with Youth
Includes 4 fact sheets about e-cigarettes, how they work, how the FDA regulates them, and understanding nicotine
Resources from the CT Vaping Resource Center:
downloadable presentations for youth, tweens, teens and parents
From Rescue Agency,
Down and Dirty is a Ready-Made Media Campaign for health organizations in need of an evidence-based rural youth tobacco prevention campaign that can be implemented quickly and cost effectively.
10 Signs Your Child is Vaping from Parents Against Vaping
Non-Nicotine Vapes
Non-Nicotine Vapes
Non-Nicotine Vapes
For Adults/Parents:
Smokeless Tobacco:
Cessation Support
For our prevention partners, click on the icon below for instructions on putting together a quit kit.
Contact Kathy Hanley for more information: khanley@wctcoalition.org
Para español, envía el texto DEJELOCT al 88709
From Truth Initiative:
A breath of fresh air: The immediate benefits of quitting smoking or vaping nicotine.
From the American Academy of Pediatrics:
Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Adolescent Patients
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) can be an important tool for treating nicotine dependence in youth. Many pediatricians are uncertain about how to use this medication with adolescents, especially those who are under 18 years old. This page is intended to help pediatricians make informed decisions about using NRT with patients who wish to quit smoking or vaping.
Tobacco 21 & Retailer Compliance
It is now a federal law- you must be 21 to purchase any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Tobacco 21 materials can be ordered for free from the CT Clearinghouse. For a retailer visit checklist, click here.
DMHAS Prevention and Health Promotion Division Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP)
HOT LINE: 1-877-331-1999
Tobacco.prevention@ct.gov
To look up registered ENDS dealers in CT, click here, choose "drug control-pharmacy, pharmacisits" from the roster menu, click "dealers of ENDS, vapor products", scroll to the bottom to continue, then download.
Environmental Impact
- PAVe's Vapes are Trash Campaign exposes the human and environmental harms of e-cigarettes and the tobacco industry
- PIRG's Vape Waste: The environmental harms of disposable vapes
- Click here to read our fall 2023 newsletter focused on the environment impact of e-cigarette waste