Protecting Youth From The Harms Of Vaping

The Litchfield Prevention Council and Oliver Wolcott Library are co-sponsoring an event at the library Oct. 16 entitled Protecting Youth From The Harms Of Vaping.

Guests may attend in person or on Zoom, and registration is required in part because pizza will be served for those attending in-person and organizers need to now how much to order.

Register here for the 6 p.m. program. For those who plan to attend on Zoom, click here at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16

In the program, the Western CT Coalition’s Kathy Hanley and Chelsea Kapitancek will be sharing their prevention expertise to inform community members about the background, current climate, concerns, and hopeful future outcomes of underage nicotine and cannabis use prevention.

At this talk participants will:

•  Gain an understanding of the effects of nicotine, cannabis, and vaping on the body and developing brain.

•  Review local and statewide data around underage nicotine and cannabis use.

•  Analyze tactics used by the tobacco and cannabis industries.

•  Learn about evidence-based prevention strategies and how to facilitate them within their community.

•  Understand how to practice productive conversations with youth about nicotine and cannabis use.