The purpose of this research was to understand the reasons young people choose to vape or not to vape, and what supports would help a young person if they were trying to stop vaping.

Additionally, the report's purpose is to understand young people’s reactions to potential tools or services that would help them to stop vaping including: a website, app-based support, social media-based help page, digital peer support group, and in-person peer support.

Young people who participated in consultations had diverse perceptions about vaping and vaping culture in schools, with the data finding that vaping culture is strongly influenced by peer pressure, it's used as a stress management tool, and there is an alarming misunderstanding of how harmful it can be to people's health.

Despite the view commonly expressed to ACYP by young people that vapes are relatively harmless, the chemicals in vapes are often toxic, cancer-causing and unsafe for inhalation. Vapes contain the same harmful chemicals found in cleaning products, nail polish remover, weed killer and bug spray.