VAPING 101 Karen Foley - Assistant Principal - Gemini Michael Bender - Dean of Students - Maine East Kevin Ryan - School Resource Officer - Maine East
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What’s the big deal? It’s Just Water Vapor!
Teenagers need to be warned that the vapor produced by e-cigarettes is not harmless water vapor, but actually contains some of the same toxic chemicals found in smoke from traditional cigarettes. Teenagers should be inhaling air, not products with toxins in them!
DID YOU KNOW? PROPYLENE GLYCOL a major ingredient in E-liquids (Juice) Is also used in…….
ANTIFREEZE ENGINE COOLANT
Medical Risks from Vaping ● Pneumonia ● Popcorn Lung ● Addictive ● Overdose ● Headaches ● Nausea ● Racing Pulse ● Allergic Reaction to Propylene Glycol
Juul Resembles a USB flash drive. It even charges when plugged into a laptop. ◈ Each Juul Pod (Nicotine) contains 0.7 ml with 5% nicotine which is equivalent to 1 ◈ pack of cigarettes or 200 puffs Currently most common used devices ◈ Areas of Concern / Actions by Students ◈
Suorin Air Refillable Pod- ◈ USB Charger ◈ Cheaper than Juul and Phix ◈
THC Cartridges Highly Concentrated THC – 90% ◈ Odor Less Smoke ◈ Available in Different Flavors ◈ Referred to as “Carts” ◈
Illegal Uses ◈ Marijuana concentrate can be smoked from an e-cigarette which is known as “dabbing”. ◈ Marijuana concentrate contains very high THC levels that could range from 40%-90% (high grade leaf 20% THC). ◈ Marijuana concentrate has an appearance similar to honey “honey oil” , butter “budder” or ear wax “wax”. ◈ Emissions are odorless.
What are dab pens? Small, portable vaporizers that allow you to vaporize dabs (concentrates) and ◈ vaporize the active ingredients. You inhale the vapor to quickly access the THC properties. A dab pen has a specialized heating chamber designed for dabs / concentrates.
Lowkey Smoking Device
BLUETOOTH ACCESSIBLE
Edibles Consumable items that contain high levels of THC ◈ Not obvious ◈ Easily disguised as typical “candy” ◈ Typically: gummies and/or Sour Patch Kids (brownies) ◈ High THC concentration ◈ Odorless ◈
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So What are we Doing as a School? Educating Staff ◈ Post Presentation on our Website ◈ Presenting to Parents along with MCYAF throughout the year. ◈ Presentations on Vaping to students via health classes (i.e. periods) ◈ Letter will be generated to parents encouraging them to have conversations with ◈ their children and to attend a parent meeting. (Maine East)
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