X-Vaping Program
Vaping is a growing concern for many school districts. Addressing vaping may be expensive. To help, Xavier University’s Center for Population Health developed several free interventions. X-Vaping 1: A discipline alternative to address first time offenders. X-Vaping 2: Assist repeat offenders, and X-Vaping 2 THC to address Marijuana laced vaping. X-Vaping is a tier-2 vaping intervention program designed for high school and middle school students who are caught vaping at school or are in possession of vapes/e-cigarettes on school property. We recommend that schools use these intervention to augment school's vaping policy as a suspension alternative. These modular educational program are easily integrated into most learning platforms, such as Canvas and Schoology and Google Classroom. Each takes roughly an hour to complete. Students will watch videos, review presentations, watch YouTube videos, and complete quizzes.
Programs Available
- X-Vaping 1
- X-Vaping 2
- X-Vaping 2 Marijuana/THC
How can my school start using X-Vaping?
To get X-Vaping, contact Dr. Victor Ronis Tobin at ronistobinv@xavier.edu or call (513) 745-3508.
X-Vaping 1
- Program Modules
The program is divided into several modules on the school's academic platform which include:
(2) What are E-Cigarettes and How Do They Work (e.g., what is in e-cigarette aerosol, different names of e-cigarettes)
(3) Nicotine and Vaping (e.g., how much nicotine is in a vape pen, how the brain responds to nicotine, how the body responds to nicotine)
(4) Vaping and Stress (e.g., e-cigarettes boost emotional stress, other ways to handle anxiety/stress)
(5) What is the Big Deal (e.g., e-cigarettes increase the risk of heart disease and heart attacks, e-cigarettes create a weakened immune system)
(6) Other Issues (e.g., defective e-cigarettes can cause fires/explosions, and children and adults can be poisoned by e-c(igarette liquid)
(7) Advertising and E-cigarette companies target youth with advertisements, flavorings can be cytotoxic)
(8) Vaping and COVID-19 (e.g., individuals who vape are at an increased risk of worsened COVID-19 symptoms)
(9) How to Quit Vaping (e.g., resources for creating a quit plan)
(10) Resources and Wrapping Up (e.g., resources for dealing with nicotine cravings, how to help someone you know quit vaping or smoking)
The X-Vaping Experience
X-Vaping in Spanish
X-Vaping 2: Vaping Addiction
Vaping is a growing concern for many school districts. Addressing vaping may be expensive. To help, Xavier University's Center for Population Health developed a free intervention. X-Vaping 2: Vaping Addiction is a tier-2 vaping intervention program designed for high school students who have been caught vaping at school or are in possession of vapes/e-cigarettes on school property more than once during a school year. We recommend that schools use X-Vaping 1 for the student's first violation of the school's vaping policy of the school year, and this intervention for the student's second violation. This modular educational program is easily integrated into most academic platforms, such as Canvas and Blackboard. It takes roughly an hour to complete. Students will watch YouTube videos, complete quizzes, and create a quit plan.
Program Modules
The program is divided into several modules on the school’s academic platform which include:
(1) Introduction (i.e., What is vaping addiction)
(2) Addiction Consequences (e.g., e-cigarette or vaping product-associated lung injury [EVALI])
(3) Legal Issues (e.g., Ohio T21 Law)
(4) Refusal and Social Skills (e.g., how to say 'no', how to be assertive with friends)
(5) Breaking Vaping Addiction (i.e., how to create a successful quit plan)
(6) Resources (e.g., treatment resources, quit plan resources, etc.)
X-Vaping 2 Marijuana/THC
Marijuana use is a increasingly a concern for many school districts. X-Vaping 2 THC is for students caught vaping at school or are in possession of vapes/e-cigarettes containing Marijuana/THC. This modular educational program addressing the dual threat of vaping and Marijuana use. It is easily integrated into most academic platforms, such as Canvas and Blackboard. It is recommended to use X-Vaping 1 for the student's first violation of the school's vaping policy of the school year (i.e., whether the violation involved nicotine or Marijuana/THC vape product), and this intervention for the student's second violation utilizing a vape product containing Marijuana/THC. It takes roughly an hour to complete. Students will watch videos, review presentations, watch YouTube videos, complete quizzes, and create a quit plan.
Program Modules
The program is divided into several modules on the school's academic platform which include:
(1) Introduction to Marijuana/THC (i.e., what is Marijuana/THC?)
(2) Short and Long-Term Consequences (e.g., brain changes from long-term use of Marijuana/THC)
(3) Other Consequences (e.g., trouble finding and keeping jobs)
(4) Marijuana and THC Addiction (i.e., how to know if you are addicted to Marijuana/THC)
(5) What can I do about my addiction? (i.e., learning social and refusal skills)
(6) Breaking Marijuana/THC Addiction (i.e., how to create a successful quit plan)
(7) Wrapping Up and References (e.g., treatment resources, quit plan resources, etc.)
How can my school start using X-Vaping?
To get X-Vaping, contact Dr. Victor Ronis Tobin at ronistobinv@xavier.edu or call (513) 745-3508.