What Do I Do After Asking? | Therapeutic Intervention
Outpatient Medical Care
First Step in Seeking Treatment
For most youth who vape (nicotine or cannabis), the first step in seeking treatment is outpatient medical care.
Pediatricians and primary care clinicians can screen and assess if more specialized treatment is needed.
Working with a Pyschotherapist
Outpatient psychiatric care and working with a psychotherapist. Psychiatrists can assess the mental health needs of youth who vape and determine if there are underlying depression or anxiety symptoms that have resulted in an individual self-medicating with vaping either nicotine or cannabis.
Many psychotherapists are able to meet with patients on a weekly or biweekly basis on behavioral strategies and skills that can help to reduce and eliminate vaping use
Intensive Outpatient Programs, "IOPs"
Intensive Outpatient Programs also known as “IOPs” are treatment and support programs that offer group and individual therapy for several hours per week. Educational sessions and workshops, group and individual therapy sessions are scheduled throughout the course of treatment.
Youth are expected to adhere to the strict structure of the program. These programs are often scheduled during after school hours and typically have parental involvement and sessions for parents.
Receive Counseling via Quitlines and other Programs
There are telephone-based tobacco cessation services better known as quitlines. Click here to see available quitlines in your state, territory, or province compiled by the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC).
1-800-Quit-Now
1-800-Quit-Now
- Free, confidential coaching available to all ages
- Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and based on behavior change theory
- Speak to a quitline coach now by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW
- Incorporates e-cigarette cessation along with other tobacco cessation
ASPIRE
ASPIRE
- Evidence-based program
- Incorporates e-cigarette cessation along with other tobacco cessation
- 8 gamified educational modules for middle and high school students
- Visit this link for more information about the program: mdanderson.org/aspire
California Smoker's Helpline
California Smoker's Helpline
- Free, personalized, confidential quit services in six languages.
- Online options for securely referring patients.
- Online
- Call 1-800-N0-BUTTS or 1-844-8-NO-VAPE
- Text "QUIT SMOKING" or "QUIT VAPING"to 66819
- Link to website: https://www.nobutts.org
My Life, My Quit
My Life, My Quit
- Available in select states.
- Free, non-judgmental support, 1:1 help to quit, and easy-to-follow tips from friendly Coaches.
- Text “Start My Quit” to 855-891-9989 to receive structured, live coaching sessions using multiple communication tools.
- Link to website: https://mylifemyquit.com
Not on Tobacco (N-O-T)
Not on Tobacco (N-O-T)
- Evidence-based program based on social cognitive theory. For ages 14-19 and most effective in small groups.
- Attend a training first before delivering the structured curriculum on smoking and vaping cessation.
- Link to website: https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/helping-teens-quit/not-on-tobacco
SmokefreeTXT
SmokefreeTXT
- Program available for teens 13-17 years of age who are ready to quit smoking
- There are some resources for e-cigarettes
- Text “QUIT” to 47848 to receive daily text messages to support you in quitting smoking (message and data rates may apply)
- Link to the website: https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/text-programs/faqs
This is Quitting
This is Quitting
- Free and anonymous text messaging program from designed to help young people quit vaping.
- Program by Truth Initiative, join for free by texting "DITCHJUUL" to 88709
- Link to website: https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting
