New anti-vaping drive launched in Stirling schools to urge youngsters to kick habit

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Education and health workers have joined forces in local schools in a bid to help young people quit vaping.Stirling councillors heard last Friday that an individualised approach in one school had already helped one pupil to stop for almost two months.But more work is being done across the board to call a halt to the increasing number of young people who are using vapes.At last Thursday’s full Stirling Council meeting, Conservative councillor Paul Henke asked what programmes had been undertaken or were planned in schools to raise awareness of the dangers of vaping and to encourage any young people who already vape to quit.Depute convener of children and young people, Labour councillor Margaret Brisley, said: “Vaping comes under the substance misuse section of the Health and Wellbeing curriculum.“Schools have been provided with teaching materials to support the education of young people on the effects of vaping.Schools address vaping in their P&E delivery in S1-S3 with many schools adding in vaping to the curriculum delivery within the service phase.“Schools use resources such as IAMME [a positive mental health app for young people] and resources from ASH.

These resources are available for practitioners on the Health and Wellbeing glow tile and they are also shared on the YoungScot Stirling portal.“The youth participation team are providing information to young people and also speaking with shop owners about restricting the selling of vapes to young people.“The youth workers in schools can also work with targeted groups of young people at the school’s request.”Councillor Brisley said schools have also been worked with NHS colleagues to provide support to young people.She added: “For example, in one school individualised