Virtual Field Trip - Choose to Refuse Vaping - Discovery Education
Embark on a critical virtual field trip by CVS Health Foundation and Discovery Education to delve into the realities of vaping. Learn about the risks and misconceptions surrounding e-cigarettes through expert insights, real stories, and refusal strategies. Engage with scenarios and discover how to confidently say no to vaping, safeguarding your health and future decisions.
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BE VAPE FREE Virtual field trip CVS Health Foundation Discovery Education
OVERVIEW This critical Virtual Field Trip is designed to educate, inspire and provide you with the real story on vaping. Over the last couple of months, you have listened to a doctor separate vaping facts from fiction and a marketing expert who exposed the truths about vaping advertisements. You have met and listened to teens across the country who are taking a stand against vaping to educate you about the risks of vaping and to provide you with information to help deter your decision about vaping. This last lesson is going to focus on how you can Choose to Refuse.
HOW I CHOOSE TO REFUSE My Vaping Mistake video
HOW I CHOOSE TO REFUSE There are multiple ways to say no to using e- cigarettes. In the following activity, you will read several scenarios of how you may be asked to vape. Select a refusal strategy, from the Refusal Strategies Menu, that would work best in the scenarios. Some strategies may feel more comfortable than others.
REFUSAL STRATEGIES MENU Did you know that an e-cigarette has the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes? SCENARIO #1 No thanks, I need my lungs healthy to play my instrument. I saw this cool trick on YouTube, let s try it! If my coach finds out, I ll be kicked off the team. Haven t you heard all the news stories of kids going to the hospital? How do you know for sure what s in that? I don t want to risk it! Idon t want to get addicted. No thanks, I m not going to change my mind.
REFUSAL STRATEGIES MENU Did you know that an e-cigarette has the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes? SCENARIO #2 No thanks, I need my lungs healthy to play my instrument. If my coach finds out, I ll be kicked off the team. I have this new fruity flavor, let s try it to see what it tastes like. Haven t you heard all the news stories of kids going to the hospital? How do you know for sure what s in that? I don t want to risk it! Idon t want to get addicted. No thanks, I m not going to change my mind.
REFUSAL STRATEGIES MENU Did you know that an e-cigarette has the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes? SCENARIO #3 No thanks, I need my lungs healthy to play my instrument. If my coach finds out, I ll be kicked off the team. Stop stressing about your test. Try this, it will help you relax, and no one will be able to smell it! Haven t you heard all the news stories of kids going to the hospital? How do you know for sure what s in that? I don t want to risk it! Idon t want to get addicted. No thanks, I m not going to change my mind.
HOW I CHOOSE TO REFUSE As we end this lesson, think about different refusal skills and exit strategies. Refusal skills help people avoid participating in high-risk behaviors. Exit strategies are pre-planned ways of removing yourself from a sitatuion that is likely to become difficult or unpleasant. Simply saying no Hanging out with non-smoking/non- vaping friends Suggest something else to do Giving a reason you don t want to use e-cigarettes Using some humor
