Health & Wellness
Vaping: Know the truth
- Change
- Choose
- Explore
- Know
- Overcome
- Uncover
Why Adopt This Course?
Give students the facts they need to make informed decisions about vaping with this comprehensive digital course that addresses the health effects of using vaping products (nicotine, cannabis, or co-use) and offers resources to help young people quit if they already vape. Created by Truth Initiative, the public health organization behind truth®, the nationally recognized youth tobacco prevention and education campaign, and Kaiser Permanente, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, this research-backed curriculum provides honest, age-appropriate education that meets students where they are.
The course includes lessons that address the health risks and consequences of short- and long-term cannabis use. Every lesson is designed to fit seamlessly into health, advisory, or homeroom periods with complete teacher guides and minimal prep time required.
At-A-Glance
Grade Level
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thLength
6 digital lessons, 10 mins each
Languages
Standards
National Health Education Standards (NHES) and CASEL Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
Curriculum Fit
Health, Advisory, Homeroom, Life Skills, and FCS
Efficacy
Results from a 2023 study published by the Society for Public Health Education provides preliminary promising evidence that Vaping: Know the truth is a successful school-based intervention to educate youth about the harms associated with vaping and ways to quit.
Students learn about the activity of vaping, the history of tobacco and nicotine use, and the ingredients present in common e-cigarettes.
Students recognize the facts about e-cigarette companies’ marketing tactics and unpack the myth that vaping is a safer option than smoking.
Students recognize the dangers of nicotine addiction, including facts about nicotine and brain chemistry. The lesson lays the framework for quitting.
Students examine positive social norms that sit opposite of vaping: self-care and quitting. The lesson reinforces the dangerous truths about vaping.
Students explore the health effects, risks, and consequences of short- and long-term cannabis vaping and the co-use of nicotine and cannabis.
Students learn why teens and young adults may use cannabis. The lesson orients students toward choices they can make to better take care of themselves.
Students learn about the activity of vaping, the history of tobacco and nicotine use, and the ingredients present in common e-cigarettes.
Students recognize the facts about e-cigarette companies’ marketing tactics and unpack the myth that vaping is a safer option than smoking.
Students recognize the dangers of nicotine addiction, including facts about nicotine and brain chemistry. The lesson lays the framework for quitting.
Students examine positive social norms that sit opposite of vaping: self-care and quitting. The lesson reinforces the dangerous truths about vaping.
Students explore the health effects, risks, and consequences of short- and long-term cannabis vaping and the co-use of nicotine and cannabis.
Students learn why teens and young adults may use cannabis. The lesson orients students toward choices they can make to better take care of themselves.
Why Everfi?
Everfi empowers educators to bring real-world learning into the classroom and equip students with the skills they need for success-now and in the future. Our curriculum and courses are:
- Loved by 750,000+ teachers
- Aligned to US, Canada, and UK learning standards.
- Real-world lessons that are self-paced and interactive.
- Automatically graded with built-in assessments and reporting.
- Extendable with activities and resources to bring the information to life.
- Supported with a dedicated, regional team.
- Forever free for K-12 educators.
How Are These Lessons Free?
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of corporations who share our mission, Everfi’s courses are completely free to teachers, districts, and families
