Vaping/ Peter A. Wyman
Lead Researcher: Peter Wyman
Rates of adolescent vaping are increasing rapidly. Current high school student use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) rose from 1.5% in 2011 to 20.8% in 2018 - an increase from 220,000 to 3.05 million adolescent users. Effective, school-based interventions are urgently needed to protect adolescents from initiating or continuing use of electronic vaping products (EVPs). This study leverages a state-supported prevention initiative to test the effectiveness of a promising intervention that trains 8th-9th grade student peer leaders to deliver school-wide vaping prevention campaigns with ongoing adult mentoring. If study hypotheses are supported, the study will provide the first evidence of a school-based preventive intervention that reduces adolescent vaping behaviors, as well as insight into how peer communications can be harnessed to prevent vaping.
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Inclusion Criteria: * current 8th grade student of study school at start of school participation * No person shall be excluded from participation, denied benefits, or discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, age, or ability (i.e., special education status). Exclusion Criteria: * non-English speaking students