If you haven’t been using Open AI’s Chat GPT to help you in your work, here’s a chance for you… I asked Chat GPT-4 (you can find it here: https://openai.com/product/gpt-4 ) about vapes with this, sort of lengthy question:

American middle schools and high schools are currently facing rampant problems with students vaping at school. Despite rules against their use, and laws against minors using them, the use of vapes has continued to explode. Additionally, schools are facing plumbing problems due to the large number of vapes being flushed in commodes when students feel they may be caught while using in the restroom. Please share a list of articles with urls that offer solutions to adolescent vaping, particularly in schools.

And, here was the regenerative response, provided here for your information (and provided in about 4-5 seconds).

Certainly! Here is a list of articles with URLs that offer solutions to adolescent vaping in schools:

1. “Preventing E-Cigarette Use Among Young People: A Public Health Priority” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Youth-E-Cigarette-Prevention.html
2. “Strategies for Addressing Vaping in Schools” by the American Lung Association: https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/e-cigarettes-vaping/vaping-in-schools
3. “Vaping in Schools: What Educators Need to Know” by EdTech Magazine: https://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2019/06/vaping-schools-what-educators-need-know-perfcon
4. “Reducing Adolescent E-Cigarette Use: A Comprehensive School-Based Approach” by the Journal of School Health: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/josh.12870
5. “How Schools Can Combat the Vaping Epidemic” by Education Week: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-how-schools-can-combat-the-vaping-epidemic/2019/11
6. “E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General”: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/e-cigarettes/index.htm
7. “Preventing and Reducing Youth Tobacco Use: A Guide for School Administrators, Counselors, and Teachers” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/youth/index.htm
8. “Reducing Vaping in Schools: A Community-Based Approach” by the American Academy of Pediatrics: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/5/e20183230

I know so many of you in school-land are struggling with vape use at your school… these articles may be of help to you during your summer planning for 23-24.

More to come on vaping… and much more to come on AI and Chat GPT!

Image from text to image regenerative technology, via Canva.

~Mark