The Villainous Vape: Advancing Vaping Prevention Among Adolescents Through a Comic Book

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of The Villainous Vape, a vaping prevention comic book, among adolescents.

Eligibility

Age range

12–17 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Behavioral
  Health Impacts of E-cigarettes

  Health Impacts of E-cigarettes is a one-page educational flyer that outlines the impact of using electronic cigarettes and what is being done to mitigate youth vaping. The flyer reviews the dangers of nicotine delivery devices, lung damage, and how to stay safe in the event of social exposure to vaping. Health Impacts of E-cigarettes was developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

• Behavioral
  Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Nicotine, Tobacco, and Vaping

  Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Nicotine, Tobacco, and Vaping is a five-page educational brochure that utilizes an illustrative approach to sharing basic information about nicotine and tobacco products. The brochure focuses on the physiological effect of these products, health effects, addiction, and key statistics. Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Nicotine, Tobacco, and Vaping was developed by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse.

• Behavioral
  The Villainous Vape

  The Villainous Vape is an eleven-page comic book that follows Daniel, a high school student who gets addicted to vaping and is hospitalized in the intensive care unit because he develops a lung disease. Support from friends and family helps Daniel make the decision to quit vaping. Throughout the comic, readers are exposed to various vaping-related facts and statistics.

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