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Vaping Resources

About Our Vaping Resources

Information regarding vaping, and the public health crisis associated with vaping, is evolving rapidly. TTASC, in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (Vaping Resource Committee), is committed to providing the most up to date and accessible information regarding vaping.

TTSAC invites the use of our tools by individuals and organizations—they are available at no cost to users. Our skilled staff is available to help you use our tools and to advance healthy, safe, equitable communities.

Connecticut’s Vaping Resource Committee

In March of 2019, the Prevention and Health Promotion Unit of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) convened the Connecticut Vaping Resources Committee. The Vaping Resources Committee’s goal is to gather, consolidate, and where necessary, create fact-based effective resources for consistent use across the state to address the vaping crisis in Connecticut. The Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Service Center (PTTASC) was charged with facilitating the Committee. The committee membership includes professionals from DMHAS, the Department of Public Health, Directors of Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations, The Center for Prevention Evaluation and Statistics and Wheeler Clinic’s Connecticut Clearinghouse and PTTASC.

Information regarding vaping, and the public health crisis associated with vaping, is evolving rapidly. The Committee will continue to add to and update the resources listed below, as new information becomes available. These resources are downloadable and available for public use. When using these resources, please cite the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Vaping Resources Committee.

For more information on vaping, or use of the materials below, please contact Lisa Mason at [email protected].

Vaping Resources

Questions and Suggestions for Implementing Vaping Prevention Initiatives

Healthy Lungs are Better – a presentation for kids about how great it is to have healthy lungs. Presentation guide available here.

Healthy Lungs are Better – a presentation and mini-game for teens about the science of substance use, and how they can support themselves and their friends. Presentation guide available here.