Overview

Brief Conversations Toolkit

Start a brief conversation about quitting

Developed in collaboration with Ontario Public Health Units and the Lung Health Foundation, this Brief Conversations Toolkit aims to help curb the youth vaping epidemic by increasing knowledge and application of Brief Contact Interventions (BCI) among those who work or engage with youth who smoke, vape or use other nicotine products.

This Toolkit is suitable for educators, school staff, coaches, youth workers, and parents alike!

Overview

How to start a brief conversation about quitting

Vaping is rising despite smoking decline. Experts warn about youth nicotine addiction. This toolkit helps you talk to a young person about quitting vaping in under 3 minutes. It's perfect for parents, educators, and anyone who cares!

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    Sounding the alarm

    Youth smoking rates have plummeted, but vaping has only gained popularity. It’s a whole new way for youth to get hooked on nicotine, and experts like the Lung Health Foundation and Ontario’s Youth Nicotine Dependence Advisory Committee are sounding the alarm. 


    We’ve got you covered   

    But leave the “big picture” strategy to us. You’re here because you care about a young person who may be vaping, and you want to encourage them to quit.  The good news is that you don’t need to be a vaping expert to make an impact!


    In the Brief Conversations Toolkit, we’ve broken the content down into bite-sized pieces to simplify an evidence-based behaviour change concept called Brief Contact Interventions. Keep scrolling to learn how a short brief conversation strategy can help you make a difference in less than three minutes!

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Use this toolkit to turn back time and help prevent a future of nicotine dependence.

Let's clear up a myth

Youth vaping is NOT harm reduction

Youth vaping is NOT harm reduction. Only 6% of youth who vape report doing it in an effort to quit smoking*, and the act of vaping actually makes a young person 3.6 times more likely to smoke in the future.**


DON’T delay a conversation based on the assumption that “vaping is a healthier alternative to smoking” — because for the vast majority of youth who vape, it’s not. 

We can tell you where vaping data was — or where it wasn’t. Ten years ago, vaping was so uncommon that daily vaping rates weren’t even captured by Health Canada’s Survey yet. 


Things have changed a lot since then, with dangerously discrete devices and youth-targeted flavours flooding the market.

Where were you a decade ago?

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Section 1: Why Brief Conversations?

In the Brief Conversations Toolkit, we’ve broken the content down an evidence-based behaviour change concept called Brief Contact Interventions to encourage youth to consider changing their behavior and potentially quit vaping. 

The Brief Conversations Toolkit was made possible through a financial contribution from the Ontario Ministry of Education.

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