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E-Cigarettes

Small Device

Devices are as small as a USB flash drive and emit low amounts of vapor making them easy to use discreetly

Lots of flavors kids love

Flavors are chemicals which when inhaled is linked to lung disease

It is addictive

Vaping delivers nicotine to the brain in 10 seconds.

Big Problem

Roughly 3.6 million middle school and high school students in the U.S. who are vaping, account for one-third of all e-cigarette users

*Bloomberg Philanthropies

Prescription Drugs

Check out the

My Life, My Quit TM program which provides youth access to tailored resources for quitting tobacco and vaping.

Four Categories

Painkillers

Tranquilizers

Sedatives

Stimulants

Misused

Teens who misuse prescription drugs get them from another source, like a friend or their parent’s medicine cabinet

Sports

Talk with teens, young adults and elderly in your life about the dangers of medicine abuse, and the risks of addiction.

Use HELP & HOPE

Know How to Dispose

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Alcohol

What is A drink?

1.5 ounces of 40% (80 -proof) distilled spirits or liquor
5 ounces o 12% wine
8 ounces o 7% malt liquor
12 ounces o 5% beer

Binge Drinking

TBD

Risks

The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that among high school students, during the past 30 days

30% drank some amount of alcohol.
14% binge drank.
6% drove after drinking alcohol.
17% rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.

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