Officials seek updated vaping data and community survey insights for informed decisions.

Teachers in the UK report increased confidence in addressing vaping, but ongoing confusion about its dangers indicates a need for improved prevention materials.

Tony Locklear of nonprofit CORE described the youth-designed Live Unfiltered curriculum and clarified that harm-reduction approaches for young people focus on nonjudgmental support and quitting resources, not endorsing vaping.

The board authorized outside counsel to pursue litigation against social media companies over student mental‑health impacts and later approved a partial settlement with Altria in vaping litigation that delivers a minimum payment to the district.

Superintendent Michelle Connors described existing counseling teams, outside referrals and peer supports for students with substance-use concerns and warned that vaping is harder to detect and a growing problem; she said the district will scale MTSS and focus on prevention and education.

Board members propose heightened deterrents and potential pilot for vape detection wands.

Board requests details on vaping issues and search protocols for students at Lincoln.

Administrators highlight THC-related referrals and educational efforts against student vaping.

City officials discuss increasing tobacco sales age to 21 to protect youth health.

School officials update student handbook to better address self harm, vaping, and misconduct.

Alabama schools are set to implement a new system to prevent vaping by public school students in the coming academic year.  HB 8, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Drummond D-Mobile, requires the Alabama State Board of Education to create a model policy for local boards of education to adopt by November. “[Drummond] wanted an anti-vaping law, […]

The Gatesville ISD meeting recognizes John Westbrook and Regina Face while amending vaping consequences.

Background: E-cigarette use remains prevalent among US adolescents, with many reporting daily use and high nicotine dependence. Few evidence-based mobile health interventions focus specifically on adolescents. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the #feasibility, engagement, and preliminary efficacy of vaper-to-vaper (V2V)—a multicomponent, peer-driven texting intervention supporting adolescent e-cigarette cessation. Methods: A cluster randomized pilot study was conducted in 5 Massachusetts high schools, with schools randomized to either the V2V texting intervention (n=3) or a control group (n=2) that received a link to the National #Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov Quit Vaping website. The V2V intervention included four components: (1) peer-written messages provided motivation, tips, and strategies to support adolescents in quitting vaping, sent daily in the first 30 days; (2) peer videos featuring adolescents sharing their experiences with e-cigarettes and motivations to quit, sent regularly as links aligned with related peer message topics; (3) peer coaches—university students aged younger than 22 years who had successfully quit vaping—trained to provide support, encouragement and answers to participants’ questions through the texting platform; and (4) a fictional, gamified mystery story integrated into the texting platform to promote engagement. Each gamified message included a short story segment and a question, with the next segment unlocked after a response or automatically after 3 days. The intervention was mainly delivered over 30 days, but adolescents could message the peer coach over the 3 months. Eligible participants (grades 9‐12, current e-cigarette users) were followed for 3 months. We assessed the #feasibility of recruitment and retention (target: 80 participants, ≥85% retention), engagement with intervention components, and participant satisfaction. The secondary outcomes included improvements from baseline in confidence to quit, self-efficacy to resist vaping in specific high-risk situations, and fewer days vaped. E-cigarette cessation was biochemically verified using the Abbott iScreen cotinine test. Results: Seventy-one adolescents enrolled (intervention: 39/71, 55% ; control: 32/71, 45%), with a 96% follow-up rate at 3 months. Among intervention participants who responded to engagement items (N=37), high engagement—defined as self-reported use always, usually, or about half the time—was highest for peer messaging (n=29, 78%), followed by gamification (n=18, 49%), peer coaching (n=18, 49%), and peer video (n=13, 35%). The intervention group showed nonsignificant improvements in confidence to quit (n=17, 46%, vs n=9, 24%, moved from not at all, somewhat, or moderately confident to very or extremely confident) and in the number of days vaped in the past 30 days (−3.6 vs −2.9), while self-efficacy scores (adapted smoking self-efficacy scale range 12‐60) were slightly lower compared to the control group (mean −0.21, SD 1.14, vs mean 0.06, SD 1.39). Cotinine-validated 7-day point prevalence abstinence was similar between groups (intervention: 21.6% vs control: 22.6%). Conclusions: The V2V intervention demonstrated #feasibility and acceptability, with strong engagement and high satisfaction. Although differences between groups were not statistically significant, findings suggest that peer-driven mobile interventions are a promising approach to support adolescent e-cigarette cessation. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05140915 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05140915

School implements cloud-based technology for real-time vaping alerts in bathrooms

School district plans to improve health education on vaping before September 1 deadline.

Winchester High School implements vape detectors to enhance student safety and deter vaping in bathrooms.

Administrators reported enrollment trending about 100 students above last year and cumulative attendance slightly higher than the previous year; they outlined a charter renewal timeline targeting August 2026 petition submission and described student-advisory suggestions to increase outreach about mental-health supports and vaping prevention.

MVU SRO Scott highlights decreasing vape incidents after implementing ticketing for violations.

Committee proposes a poster contest to raise awareness about vaping in schools.

Meeting focused on prevention and educational outreach regarding vaping in schools.

State Board of Education to implement model policy for vaping awareness in schools