Youth inequalities - smoking and vaping

Healthcare services/ support

Quitline (confidential site, creates personalised plans) GP (someone familiar and aware of past medical history) Local hospitals (have brochures)

Programs

Ourfutures (government funded, provides info about dangers and health risks), My Quitbuddy(free app that provides info and quit tips - including cravings)

Direct costs of smoking/ vaping for a young person

hospital bills due to damage to the body

Direct costs of smoking/ vaping for a community 

cost of paying for smoking/vaping programs

Indirect costs of smoking/vaping for a young person

cannot attend school due to side effects costing them their learning ability

Indirect costs of smoking/vaping for a community

loss of sport team or community b/c increase in youth morbidity

intangible costs of smoking/ vaping for a young person

stress - know the side effects but are unable to quit

intangible costs of smoking/ vaping for a community

Parents/ friends worried about the impact it is having on their health