Alternative Behaviors
School and Community Resources
Statistics
Reasons Why
100

Two realistic alternative behaviors for vaping are to drink ______ and eat ______. 

- Water 

- Fresh Foods 

100

Name one school resource and one community resource. 

- Officer Cormier

- School Nurse

- Wheeler Clinic

- NAMI

100

In 2018, more than ______ million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days

3.6

100

Name two reasons why teens vape. 

- Peer pressure

- Addiction

- Easy to conceal

- Cheap

- False advertisements 

200

Name three alternative behaviors. 

  • Replace Vapes with water

  • Eat fresh foods

  • Vape with less nicotine

  • Chew gum

  • Exercise instead of vaping



200

What kind of services does NAMI provide for teens with vaping problems? 

NAMI provides a friends a family support group for addicted teens. 

200

What was the percentage of high school students who used  e-cigarettes in 2011 and then in 2017?

1.5

11.7

200

What is the number one reason why teens start to smoke?

Peer pressure 

300

Why is vaping with less nicotine a healthy alternative behavior?

Vaping with less nicotine can slowly lead a person to become less addicted and then ultimately stop all together. 

300

Where is the Wheeler Clinic located? 

Plainville, CT
300

When and where was the first electronic cigarette made? 

2003

China 

300

Name one way in how false advertisements can trick teens into purchasing vapes. 

- Companies limit what they tell teens about harmful effects because of the lack of regulations 

- Teens are attracted to the sleek design of the juul which almost mimics an apple product.