pe health drugs alchol and vaping

Physical Health

How well your body works, including fitness, sleep, eating habits, and being free from injury or illness.

Social Health

The ability to build healthy relationships, communicate well, and get along with friends, family, and other people.

Emotional Health

The ability to recognise, express, and manage feelings such as happiness, anger, stress, and sadness.

Mental Health

The ability to think clearly, cope with challenges, make decisions, learn, and manage thoughts.

Spiritual Health

Having a sense of purpose, values, beliefs, and connection to things that are important to you.

Negative physical health effects of vaping

• Coughing or throat irritation\n- Headaches, dizziness, or nausea\n- Shortness of breath or increased heart rate

Negative social health effects of substance use

Arguments with family, problems with friends, loss of trust, or peer pressure.

Negative emotional health effects of substance use

Feeling anxious, guilty, stressed, sad, or dependent on a substance.

Negative mental health effects of substance use

Impaired concentration, memory, judgement, decision-making, and ability to cope with challenges.

Negative spiritual health effects of substance use

Feeling as though one is acting against personal values, beliefs, or sense of purpose.

Why nicotine is addictive

It changes the brain's reward system by providing short-term pleasure or calm, causing the brain to crave it and experience discomfort without it.

Short-term effects of vaping

• Coughing or throat irritation\n- Headaches, dizziness, or nausea\n- Shortness of breath or increased heart rate

Long-term risks of vaping

• Nicotine dependence and addiction\n- Harm to the lungs and respiratory system\n- Negative effects on the developing brain\n- Reduced fitness and difficulty concentrating

Why vaping is not safe for young people

Vapes deliver addictive nicotine that affects brain development, and aerosol containing harmful chemicals that irritate the lungs.

Safest choice regarding vaping

Choosing not to vape.

Quitline

A free and confidential Australian service providing advice and support for quitting nicotine, smoking, and vaping.

Quitline phone number (Australia)

13 78 48

headspace

An Australian organisation supporting young people with mental health, wellbeing, and substance-use concerns.

Support options for vaping addiction

• Quitline (13 78 48) and headspace\n- Trusted adults, parents, or carers\n- Teachers or school counsellors\n- GPs, doctors, or pharmacists

Nicotine dependence

A state where the body and brain have adapted to nicotine, leading to cravings or physical discomfort without it.

Peer pressure

Feeling pushed or influenced by friends or people of the same age group to do something.

Safe responses to being offered a vape

• Saying "No thanks, I don't vape"\n- Leaving the situation if needed\n- Talking to a trusted adult if feeling pressured