According to the U.S. Surgeon General, vaping among youth of all ages is at epidemic proportions. Across New York State, the prevalence of vaping among high school youth is 13.1 percent who indicated they vaped in 2023. The New York State Department of Health and the New York State Education Department have teamed up to provide free DropTheVape materials aimed at helping middle schoolers and high schoolers quit vaping through a free text support service.

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DropTheVape is a free text-based youth vaping cessation service for youth ages 13-17 and young adults ages 18-24 provided by the New York State Department of Health. The service is evidence-based and was developed by the Truth Initiative® with input from young people who wanted to quit vaping.  The messages show the benefits and challenges of quitting, to help young people feel motivated, inspired, and supported throughout their quitting process. To date the initiative has helped more than 600,000 young people supported throughout their quitting process. To date the initiative has helped more than 600,000 young people nationally on their journey to quit vaping. Young people can access the service by visiting DropTheVape.com.

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According to the U.S. Surgeon General, vaping among youth of all ages is at epidemic proportions. Across New York State, the prevalence of vaping among high school youth is 18.7 percent. The New York State Department of Health and the New York State Education Department have teamed up to provide free DropTheVape materials aimed at helping middle schoolers and high schoolers quit vaping through a free text support service. The New York State Department of Health has developed posters, palm cards, and rack cards for middle schools and high schools/young adults. The free materials are available here to view and download and print. The color posters are 11 x 17 and can be easily printed on a local printer or at a local vendor. The free posters and cards can also be ordered from the New York State Department of Health distribution center here. Materials are available in Spanish and should be shared with all organizations that work with young people. The posters promote the DropTheVape service, and the cards promote the DropTheVape service, as well as the services of the New York State Smokers’ Quitline.

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