VAPING / ToBACCO

VAPING/ NICOTINE

According to the 2024-25 OHYES! Survey; 16% of Clark County youth in grades 7-12 have reported that they have used an electronic vaping product. Over 46% of those who reported use, also reported use in the past 30 days. Almost 1/4 of students surveyed reported that they were able to purchase electronic vaping products themselves in local stores or online.

Many of these products remain unregulated by the FDA and can contain dangerous chemicals, metals, and other additives along with nicotine amounts equivalent from 20-5,000 cigarettes, depending on what electronic vaping product is used. Compliance checks and enforcement, alternatives to school suspension, implementing evidence-based youth vaping prevention programs in schools, summer camps and with sports teams, while changing the visual messaging in our neighborhoods are a few of the ways we are partnering with community stakeholders, schools and retailers to combat this epidemic.

Data

9 out of 10 adults with substance use disorders initiated their use before the age of 18. (National Center of Addition and Substance Abuse at Columbia University 2011)

BE THE CHANGE
Vape Prevention Starts with You

CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based youth vaping prevention program for grades 5-12 that has been proven to substantially reduce students’ likelihood of vaping. The CATCH My Breath program effectiveness was published in a peer-reviewed journal and the program is listed in SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series.

Over 1,200 students around Clark County have taken part in the CATCH My Breath program in 2025.

Participation in CATCH My Breath includes creating social media & media campaigns

Live Vape Free

Find Resources at livevapefree.com for quitting vaping and living a vape-free life.

CATCH My Breath Course

This interactive youth vaping prevention program has been serving schools, organizations and in teacher professional development sessions across Clark County. We encourage students to make informed decisions and healthy choices. From the summer of 2025 to the end of the 2025-2026 school year, over 2,200 people participated in 92 sessions across the county.

Check out some of the great work of the students’ posters!

From a 2025-2026 survey,

73.83% of youth who participated in the training did not know the difference between vapor and aerosol.
76.47% of youth did not know about the influence of big tobacco on marketing prior to participating in the course.
76.47% of youth had changed thoughts after participating in CATCH.
94.12% of youth found the CATCH course to be helpful.