Breath Easy – the Benefits of Quitting

This is the second of two new animation videos developed for tradies about vaping. This video focuses on the positive impacts quitting the use of vapes can have on your physical body like improvements for your lungs, heart, brain, teeth and gums. It goes on to highlight the financial benefits of quitting, and how you can save your money up towards things like an event with friends, a new ute or tools for work. This video identifies how quitting and not exposing your body to chemicals can help you feel better, and what services are available to support you through quitting vapes. Quitline provides free support, including a free nicotine replacement therapy available for Queensland residents under 30. 

Lung Foundation Australia developed these resources with support from the Queensland Government. These resources were also developed utilising feedback from young tradies as well as experts in the field. In addition to two videos, Lung Foundation Australia also developed a three-part series of infographics that aim to educate around the health risks and dangers of using vapes. This three-part infographic series has been developed for any tradies who use vapes. In Episode 1 of this infographic series, information was provided about the hidden dangers of vapes, identifying some of the chemicals found to be inside. Episode 2 aims to provide context relevant to tradies, about the risks if you are adding vaping to the mix of potential exposures and lung hazards. This infographic also identifies some symptoms that is commonly seen for those with lung damage from vape use. Episode 3 empowers any tradie who is thinking of quitting vapes. This infographic aims to educate and highlight the positives impact quitting vape use will have on your body. Not only will you physically improve, but other aspects of your life will improve if you quit vapes, and this resource identifies some of these. All three resources provide information on Quitline services that are available to support you on your journey to quit vapes.