Vaping Awareness Campaign
Share the truth about vaping. 

FACT 

Between 2011 and 2018, past-30-day  e-cigarette use grew dramatically among middle and high school students. E-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product by youth in the United States since 2014. 

FACT

The main component of e-cigarettes is the e-liquid contained in cartridges.  This consists of nicotine, flavorings, and many other chemicals that are also found in traditional cigarettes.  (such as formaldehyde and acrolein, which can cause irreversible lung damage).

FACT

The part of the brain that's responsible for decision making and impulse control is not yet fully developed during adolescence. Young adults are uniquely at risk for long-term, long-lasting effects of exposing their developing brains to nicotine.

November Highlight
Prevent Youth Substance Use
​As a parent, guardian, grand parent, or adult in a young person’s life it is important to talk with them about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.  
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​Talk with them frequently about your expectations when it comes to drugs and alcohol. 

​Research shows youth who feel their parents are actively involved in their lives and monitor their behavior are less likely to use drugs and alcohol.

Check in!

1. Know where your child is at all times 
 
2. Get to know your kids’ friends online and offline
 
3. Limit the time your child spends without adult supervision.
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*After-school hours are the most risky time for youth to be on their own. If you or another adult you trust can’t be home for your kid, find out about after-school programs.
 

Upcoming News & Events

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Come to one of our CASA meetings or events and pick up a FREE CASA mug, bag, or sweat shirt blanket! (while supplies last)

457 Bound Line Road
Wolcott , CT 92104
(PH) 203-879-8164 x28

Haley Shoop 
Project Director
hshoop@wolcottps.org

Carin Grunwald
Prevention Assistant
​cgrunwald@wolcottps.org

We Want to Hear From You!

11/19/19

November Coalition Meeting
6:30 PM
Our November coalition meeting will be combined with the Tyrrell PTO meeting. Join both of us for a special meeting around the topic of trauma and building resiliency in youth. Meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at Tyrrell Middle School in the Large Construction Room.

    Coming to our November meeting? Let us know!

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