2. All Things Vaping: Essentials Parents Need to Know

Today we are talking all things vaping with Selena Morresi, MPH, CTTS, CHES, from Caron Treatment Centers. Selena is the Lead Student Assistance Program Specialist and works with middle and high school students facilitating cessation programs to support youth to be nicotine free.  In our conversation today we talked about when kids may try vaping for the first time, why it is so addictive and harmful, how it is not the same as “old school cigarettes,” and how to talk to your kids about vaping. We also discuss the Juul, Puffbar, and sneaky sweatshirts...join us!

 

Caron’s mission is to transform lives impacted by drug and alcohol addiction through proven, evidence-based, comprehensive, and personalized behavioral healthcare. Caron also offers prevention and education programs for schools and communities. 

Things we mentioned during our conversation:

 

Chrissie mentioned the Clean Indoor Air Act which regulates where people can use traditional cigarettes. Vaping is not included in the Clean Indoor Air Act in Pennsylvania.

 

Chrissie mentioned the book by Jessica Lahey, The Addiction Inoculation when talking about dopamine during adolescence. 

 

Selena references data from the Monitoring the Future survey. 

 

You can email Selena at: smorresi@caron.org 

Learn more about Caron here: www.caron.org

Selena mentioned Caron’s free digital education and prevention classes on their website

Caron also has an online self-paced cessation program for teens that is FREE called Connect 5

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