JOIN THE ESCAPE
Escape the Vape is a PSA video challenge where Minnesota 6th-12th graders can use their voice to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping and expose the shadowy commercial tobacco marketing tactics behind it. Just create and upload your 30-second, vape-bashing masterpiece, and you could win $500 for you and $250 for your school or organization, along with other great prizes. #MNJoinTheEscape
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Take a look at the 2024 winners’ videos.
Looking to help yourself or a loved one who is struggling with vaping? Free resources are available.
AN ENEMY TO YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
Vaping can increase anxiety and stress, make depression symptoms worse, as well as send toxic chemicals through your lungs. Despite that, about 1 in 4 U.S. teens vape daily. And believe it or not, just one disposable vape can contain as much addictive nicotine as 35 packs of cigarettes! Yuck! That’s 700 total cigarettes!
Although vaping may cause serious harm to both your mind and body, the commercial tobacco industry* still targets teens like you with fruity, candy flavors, and colorful packaging. They’ve been marketing their deadly and addictive products to kids for years. Enter Escape the Vape, expose the harms of vaping, and stand up to the commercial tobacco industry.
*The term “commercial tobacco” refers to products manufactured by companies for recreational and habitual use in cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vapes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars, hookahs, and other products. Commercial tobacco is mass-produced and sold for profit. Commercial tobacco does not include or refer to sacred tobacco that are used by many Native American Tribes in spiritual and cultural ceremony and prayer.
Are you a teacher using our video challenge in the classroom?
We want to hear from you! Check out our teacher escape the vape page and have your students mention your name when they submit their video. Teachers with the most student submissions will win a $250 cash prize!
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
BE SMART! SAFETY SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
Do not put yourself or anyone else at risk of harm while making your video. Do not show or use vaping devices, accessories, or products, or any commercial tobacco products in your video. Videos that contain an actual device, or simulate vaping with an actual device may be disqualified, as will videos that depict smoking, chewing, or otherwise using commercial tobacco.