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New Derbyshire secondary school service launched to help young people stop vaping and smoking
Overview
A new service named 'Vibe' is launching in secondary schools across Derbyshire to provide confidential support, one-to-one coaching, quit planning, behaviour change support, and nicotine replacement therapy for students aged 12 to 18. Funded by Derbyshire County Council and delivered by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, the initiative aims to address youth nicotine addiction and support the county's goal of becoming smoke-free by 2030.
Key points
- A new school-based service called 'Vibe' is being launched in Derbyshire to help students aged 12-18 quit vaping and smoking.
- The service offers confidential support, one-to-one coaching, quit planning, behaviour change support, and nicotine replacement therapy.
- The initiative is initially rolling out across 10 secondary schools in the county.
- Derbyshire County Council estimates that about 3,000 pupils vape regularly and around 750 smoke regularly in the county.
- The project supports Derbyshire's ambition to become smoke-free by 2030.