What’s the real-world solution to “quash” vaping in Ontario high schools?
The recent announcement from Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce that the provincial government will invest $1.5 million to provide supports for students at risk of addictive behaviour, coupled with $1.5 million to Parent Involvement Committees and students to run local prevention campaigns to help deter vaping (and cellphone) distractions is a welcome early step in tackling this pervasive issue on high school campuses across Ontario. While promising, we recognize there must also be a multi-year provincial funding commitment to adequately defeat the youth vaping crisis and, at the same time, tackle the associated multiple mental health challenges facing Ontario high school students who currently vape or who may want to try vaping.