Resources
Showing 7 of 98Barwon South West Vaping Prevention Project - Parent/Carer Workshop
Recorded parent/carer workshop on Vaping - YouTube Channel link
Supporting a Young Person to quit vaping/smoking
Quitting vaping can be hard for some Young People. They need to have a willingness to explore quitting.
There may be other factors that need addressing and exploring. They will require calm and support. It may take more than one attempt.
The Be Smokefree Clinic through Barwon Health is available for the community including Young. The program uses a harm minimisation framework which means they will meet your Young Person where they are at, either ready to reduce use or ready to quit. If your Young Person is not ready yet to quit then they can work with you to support them until they are.
Referral is easy - check out the link below .
FUM/MONQ devices and diffusers
Whilst studies have shown essential oils are safe in diffusers this does not include targeted inhalation. Studies talk about ‘safe’ levels of inhalation, yet largely untested in this format.
There is no age limit on buying the product which could see young Crew using these.
The device doesn’t heat the contents which means the chemical compound shouldn’t change form, however as it is an unregulated industry you have no idea of knowing the quality of what you are inhaling.
As per other studies they may prove beneficial for those with a nicotine addiction but have no benefit to those who have not used nicotine as they could create a behavioural addiction. ( no research on this avail).
FUM doesn’t use a cotton core it uses a medical grade core made from polyester . Over time even a polyester core may break down.
There are some reports out of Canada which mention anecdotally FUM can be used to address ‘snacking’ so is being used for as a replacement.
FUM does state it is FDA compliant however this does not mean it is approved. Not TGA approved that I can see.
Below are articles on essential oil devices.
Vapes in disguise
Vapes come in many shapes and sizes.
Penjamins or dabpens are a recent trend.
Recently we have seen vapes used to inhale liquid. SOme are marketed as aromatherapy tools ,however there is evidence that they are being used to inhale THC (from cannabis) .
These devices are disguised as ordinary objects such as pens, lip balms, ear pod cases.