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Welcome to Emerging Trends in Youth Vaping: What Schools Need to Know, a 6-module, self-paced online program, developed for educators, Student Assistance Counselors, administrators, prevention specialists, and parents. Upon completing the series, participants will be able to:

• • Describe electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), also called e‑cigarettes: what they are and how they work
  • Discuss what is known and not known about the health effects of e‑cigarette use
  • Identify marketing strategies used by tobacco companies to make e‑cigarettes appealing to youth
  • Explain the basic concepts of addiction and how addiction affects the adolescent brain
  • Describe how e‑cigarettes may be used to consume marijuana concentrates and the consequences for adolescents
  • Access and use the RISAS Vaping Toolkit

This collection of six modules should take 2 hours to complete in its entirety and can be taken individually or as a series.

If you would like a certificate of completion, please take our pre-test. Contact hours and a certificate of completion are only available to individuals who complete each of the 6 e-learning modules and their accompanying pre-and post-test assessments.

• • Pre-Test for Contact Hours
  • Module 1: E-Cigarettes: The Basics
  • Module 2: E-Cigarette Marketing
  • Module 3: The State of Vaping in Rhode Island
  • Module 4: The Health Risks of Vaping
  • Module 5: The Science of Addiction
  • Module 6: Vaping Marijuana

If you have questions, please contact hdriscoll@risas.org