Substance Use/Misuse Resources
Vaping & Smoking Information
Stanford Medicine - REACH Lab
Are you interested in reducing use or quitting smoking or vaping? Do you want to learn more but not sure where to start? Check out the resources below:
Learn the impacts smoking and vaping can have on your body, chat with trained quit specialists, and build your own quit plan. Smoke Free Teen also offers support and encouragement on your quit journey.
Truth Initiative Quit Text Line
Youth can text “DITCHJUUL” to 88709
Parents & Adults: Text “QUIT” to (202) 899-7550
This innovative and free text message program was created with input from teens, college students and young adults who have attempted to, or successfully, quit e-cigarettes. The program is tailored by age group to give teens and young adults appropriate recommendations about quitting. The program will also serve as a resource for parents looking to help their children who now vape.
Truth Initiative's This is Quitting
This is Quitting is a free and anonymous text messaging program from Truth Initiative designed to help young people quit vaping. The first-of-its-kind quit program incorporates messages from other young people like them who have attempted to, or successfully quit, e-cigarettes.
Quitting means taking control of your life and making the change you want to make. We're with you all the way. Here's what quitting with EX different from other programs.
Your vision of who you want to be will focus your quit plan on what really matters. Create a smart, custom plan that's as unique as you are.
Become An EX Smoker, Learn to Quit Smoking, Stop Smoking Cigarettes
Smoking & Vaping Articles
Learn more about the impacts of smoking and vaping with the articles below.
Information About Alcohol Use
A resource for kids to learn about how alcohol affects the brain
Education on alcohol use and prevention for kids, teens, and college students
Facts about Cannabis
Tips for Teens About Marijuana
Facts about marijuana, a Q&A section, and resources for support from SAMHSA.
Fentanyl & Other Drugs Information
Facts about opioids, opioid addiction, and resources for support from SAMHSA.
An initiative of the Rx Safe Humboldt Coalition to increase awareness of the overdose risks associated with opioids, including how to get help and where to access naloxone.