CATCH My Breath adds Three Peer-Reviewed Publications and More To Evidence Base

September 2, 2025  | By Hannah Gilbert

Key Highlights

• Recent Studies Confirm CATCH My Breath’s Effectiveness: Research in 2024–2025 shows significant impact, including a 34% drop in vaping among Tennessee high schoolers and strong prevention outcomes in Appalachia and Canada.
• RCT Shows Reduced E-Cigarette Use: An NIH-funded randomized controlled trial with CATCH Global Foundation and UTHealth found students were nearly four times less likely to try e-cigarettes by 8th grade when engaged in the youth vaping prevention program CATCH My Breath.

In the school year 2024-2025, three new research studies on CATCH My Breath were published in peer-reviewed journals, highlighting the effectiveness of the vaping prevention program across diverse populations.

An intervention among high school students in Middle Tennessee led to a 34% drop in self-reported e-cigarette use. In a study among middle school students in Appalachian counties, 84% reported being less likely to use e-cigarettes following the program. Meanwhile on the international front, the first pre/post evaluation of CATCH My Breath in Canada showed a significant increase in knowledge and modest reductions in subjective norms of vaping.

Additionally, in collaboration with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, CATCH Global Foundation completed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness of CATCH My Breath. The study found that CATCH My Breath lowered the likelihood of students trying e-cigarettes as they aged from 6th to 8th grade. Students who went through the program were nearly four times less likely to try e-cigarettes by the end of 8th grade than those who weren’t engaged in the program.

Marcella Bianco, BAS, CATCH Global Foundation, joined Dale S. Mantey, PhD, UTHealth School of Public Health Austin in presenting the RCT poster (pictured below) at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s annual conference to showcase results.