For Friends - How to Help Your Friend Quit Vaping
Be a P.E.E.R and support your friend to stop vaping.
Last updated 10 December 2025
It can feel tricky when someone you care about is vaping. You may wonder what you could do to help while maintaining good relationships with your friend. Here are some steps you can take:
P – Provide non-judgmental listening and understanding
Hear them out. Ask why they vape. Show care, not judgement.
E – Encourage open conversation about vaping concerns
Share your concern. Point out the health risks and consequence if caught. Suggest talking to a trusted adult (parents, teachers, counsellors).
E – Empower with healthy alternatives
Suggest fun substitutes: Sports, new hobbies, healthy snacks. Try them together. Remind them that slip-ups are normal, but don’t give up.
R – Refer to a trusted adult or professional help
Offer to go with them to talk to an adult. Share about the QuitVape Programme: Safe, no penalties, no offence record.
In schools and Institutes of Higher Learning, teachers, counsellors and staff are here to help. Find out more below.
Source: Ministry of Education
How to Help your Friends Quit Vaping
How to help your friends quit vaping
Provide non-judgemental listening and understanding
Encourage open conversation
Encourage Healthy Alternatives
Refer a trusted adult for professional
How to help your friends quit vaping
Provide non-judgemental listening and understanding | I care what happens to you. What got you into vaping? |
Encourage open conversation | I read that more people our age are getting hooked without realising it. Does it feel hard to stop? |
Encourage healthy alternatives | If you're vaping because of stress, let's find another way to cope with it. |
Refer a trusted adult for professional | I'm here to support you. We could talk to someone who's trained to help. |