Vaping
The vaping toolbox has been created by Dovetail to support workers in responding to young people who vape.
Vaping is a complex topic. There remains debate within the public health community around how to minimise the risks of vaping balanced against the potential for vaping to reduce harm for current tobacco smokers. This is our position.
- Vaping is not for young people who are non-smokers
- Evidence-informed prevention work is important
- Poorly designed responses can increase harm
- The best thing for health is to be smoke and vape free
- Vaping is not harmless but current evidence suggests it is likely less harmful than smoking
- Evidence suggests vaping can help some people quit smoking
Vape Check
Vape Check is a guided brief intervention designed to help a worker have a conversation with someone who is frequently using unregulated nicotine vapes. Dovetail recommends reading the guide before using the Vape Check tool.
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PDF 3.9mb
Vape Check - Tool
This is an editable PDF. It can be completed online or printed.
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PDF 7.1mb
Vape Check - Guide
Please read this guide prior to using the tool.
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PDF 1.8mb
Vaping harms
An information sheet detailing some of the harms associated with unregulated nicotine vapes.
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Vape Check - Feedback Survey
Please assist us in improving these resources by providing feedback.
Other Dovetail Vaping Resources
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Tour of Vaping Devices
Feb 3, 2023 -
Vapes and the law in Queensland
Dec 9, 2022 -
Rebecca Mounsey and Gary Chan - Vaping and Young People
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Cameron Francis - Vaping and e-cigarettes: The new world of electronic drug delivery systems
Apr 23, 2021 -
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Vaping Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes what is in common vape liquids, potential health risks and benefits, current laws and things to consider when responding to young people who vape.
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PDF 327kb
Effective responses to vaping in schools
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PDF 76kb
Harm reduction tips for people who vape nicotine e-liquids
Other Resources
A range of resources from a variety of sources aimed at increasing worker knowledge on e-cigarettes and vaping.
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Webinar: Vaping and Young People (March 2022)
Professor Hayden McRobbie will cover e-cigarette use by young people in Australia compared to other countries. He will also discuss risks versus benefits of having e-cigarettes available (60 mins)
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Webinar: Is vaping nicotine safer than smoking? (Feb 2022)
Dr Colin Mendelsohn presents for the NDARC Webinar Series on the risks to health from vaping nicotine compared to smoking tobacco. (60 mins)
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Webinar: Tobacco Endgame: Are E-cigarettes the magic bullet? (Oct 2021)
Presented by UNSW Sydney, this webinar discusses the merits of e-cigarettes and whether they are a legitimate tool to break addiction, or just a smoke screen. (48 mins)
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Webinar: E-cigs and Vaping: What you need to know (June 2021)
This Positive Choices webinar presented by Professor Hayden McRobbie is for school staff, parents and health professionals who are seeking information on electronic cigarettes. (58 min)
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Webinar: E-cigarettes and tobacco: Policy, trends and interventions (Nov 2020)
The 2020 NDARC Research Symposium discusses tobacco and e-cigarettes research presented by leading experts in the field. (90 min)
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Podcast: Let's talk e-cigarettes
This UK podcast discusses the latest research on e-cigarettes and how new research changes what we know about them.
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Website: Vaping facts
This website is presented by the New Zealand Ministry of Health — Manatū Hauora and the Health Promotion Agency/Te Hiringa Hauora.
Reports and Research Papers
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Research: Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
This Cochrane Review examines the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of using electronic cigarettes to help people who smoke tobacco achieve long‐term smoking abstinence.
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Report: Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes
This paper from the USA advocates for a balanced approach to e-cigarette use which seeks to maximise the harm reduction potential of e-cigarettes, whilst guarding against potential pitfalls.
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Research: Exposure to Toxicants Associated With Use and Transitions Between Cigarettes, e-Cigarettes, and No Tobacco
Does exposure to tobacco-related toxicants change when users transition between cigarette, e-cigarette, dual use, and no use?
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Gateway or common liability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of adolescent e-cigarette use and future smoking initiation.
Gateway or common liability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of adolescent e-cigarette use and future smoking initiation.