THC Support & Safety

Safety Plan

If you are using THC Vapes, the following advice can help to keep you safer:

• Keep any juice and your vape stored safely and away from younger children/siblings
• Have your phone with you and charged, save the numbers of people you could contact in an emergency
• Use around other people, or let someone know where you are and to check in with you
• Try to take turns so that someone is always a little bit more aware and able to get help if needed
• If you’ve vaped THC and start to feel unwell, take time out to look after yourself and ask for help if you need it. If the problem doesn’t improve or is getting worse, you should seek medical help.
• Start with a small amount, test the effects and the strength by taking a few draws then take a ten minute break. You can easily become overwhelmed if you take too much too quickly.
• Know what’s in your juice. Test the status before using. Most THC juice is likely to be SPICE
• Use in a safe place (e.g. not near open water, high up, near a train line, in a park/field)
• Your tolerance may drop after a period of not using: take smaller amounts and slow down
• Clean your vape regularly
• Check for overheating or smoke
• Purchase vape juice from trusted sources – also known as places where you’ve purchased & used the substance without unforeseen or dangerous effects.
• Smoking herbal cannabis or using edibles is also considered as generally safer given the more predictable effects, however isn’t without it’s risks.
• Avoid using high doses, mixing with any other substances, including alcohol and prescribed medications.
• Try and get enough sleep and rest after a binge
• Eat regular meals and eat as healthy as you can
• Sharing isn’t caring – it can lead to infections and is also legally classed as supplying which is an offence.
• Save emergency numbers and make sure your phone is charged
• Avoid using alone if you can or let someone know where you are and what you are using
• If you have a mental health diagnosis, avoid the use of cannabis and related drugs to help keep you well.
• Avoid using when feeling down or low in mood. THC / Spice vaping can affect your mental health and sometimes you can do things without thinking which may be harmful.

Check Your Vape!

Make sure you buy a decent vape to start with and then make sure you look after it. It is also important to give it a clean regularly to stop any build up which can lead to a fire or worse.

Make sure you also check before, during and after use that your vape isn’t overheated, unusually warmer to the touch or producing any irregular smoke of any kind.

Dispose of your vape responsibly and not in the general waste to avoid the battery exploding and catching fire. Refillable vapes allow you to remove and recycle the battery.