While youth smoking is at record lows, the popularity of vaping has been trending upwards.

Information about vaping is often confusing, and even conflicting. New vape technology and a rapidly evolving vape sector can make it difficult to keep up.

In this webinar ASH NZ Director, Ben Youdan, will address some of the common myths around youth vaping and provide an overview of the stats from ASH's year 10 survey, New Zealand's largest youth smoking survey.

The survey focuses on the spectrum of youth vaping and its relationship to smoking. It also contextualises vaping with other teen health behaviours.

The webinar will explain current and proposed vaping laws in Aotearoa and explain how to use them if you are concerned about young people’s access to vapes. There will be an opportunity to ask Ben questions at the end of the presentation.

About Ben Youdan, ASH NZ Director

Ben has worked in smokefree policy since the early 2000s. In recent years he has taken an interest in vaping and worked on collaborations in US and UK on harm reduction initiatives, as well as monitoring and preventing youth vaping.

About Tūturu

Tūturu is a uniquely Aotearoa approach that brings schools and health services together, so that students can learn, be well, and be prepared for a modern world. Visit tuturu.org.nz to learn more