E-Cigarette Prevention Research

Research assistant Jenna Hawks, presents research on vape prevention in rural populations at the Fall Student Research Symposium.

While many people believe that there is no nicotine in their e-liquid, 99% of e-cigarette product sales have nicotine (Marynak et al., 2017). Labels can be misleading, as some e-cigarettes labeled as having ‘zero nicotine’ actually do have nicotine in the...

As teachers, you may find it helpful to be able to identify signs of use and ways youth can hide the devices. Students should be taught about the side effects of e-cigarette use, and these side effects should not be dismissed as “normal teena

Results of a short-term outcome evaluation showed an increase in teachers’ knowledge and confidence related to e-cigarette education.

Youth often don’t realize that there is nicotine in most e-cigarettes (Singh et al., 2020); talking with your youth can educate them and decrease the likeliness that they will vape. Finding a way to talk with your youth about this topic can be hard and ev...

Evaluation results of the parent/guardian education component of the Be Epic, Escape the Vape program showed positive progress towards improving parents' knowledge about e-cigarettes as well as increasing participants' likelihood of discussing these risks...