Resources to support practice
Use of electronic cigarettes by people with mental health problems: A guide for health professionals
This resource is intended to provide mental health professionals with a summary of the evidence on e-cigarettes as well as suggested responses to questions service users may ask. Disclaimer: None of the Partnership’s resources have input from organisations with vested interests in the vaping or tobacco industries.
Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust and University of East Anglia resources
The Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust, and the University of East Anglia have produced informative leaflets on e-cigarettes, designed for patients:
- Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust - Vape to quit: A guide to your choices
- UEA - Staying switched: Advice for new vapers from old hands
Additional resources
- OHID. Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence update - reviews the current evidence on vaping
- NCSCT. Incorporating e-cigarettes into your Stop Smoking Service: Making the case and addressing concerns 2021
- PHE. Vaping in England: evidence update March 2020 – reviews the literature on vaping among people with mental health conditions
- PHE. Evidence review of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products 2018.
- ASH Factsheet: Use of vapes (e-cigarettes) among adults in Great Britain
- ASH Factsheet: Use of vapes (e-cigarettes) among young people in Great Britain
- Hajek P et al. A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy. 2019
- Royal College of Nursing: guidance on smoking cessation and e-cigarettes
- ‘Making the Switch’ – short films for smokers considering a move to vaping
- Webinar: Revisiting smokefree mental health and vaping: exploring the challenges and opportunities in mental health in-patient settings