RRW

Monday;

Good Morning Students It’s Red Ribbon Week this week, you may be asking what’s Red Ribbon and why should I care.  Here is why you should care. 

 

***“VAPING EQUALS BRAIN POISONING”

 

How many kids do you know that Vape.?  DO you know that Vaping can cause serious damaging effects to your body.  It may seem cool now but in 3, 5, 10 years you will start to notice lifelong damaging effects.  

So this week we want to bring awareness to the Harmful effects of Vaping. 

Nicotine Addiction Isn’t Pretty | Bathroom | The Real Cost of Vapes    (VIDEO LINK)

-The tobacco industry uses fun flavors and tech devices to hook kids on nicotine. Why kids? A developing brain is easier to addict. It puts teens at risk for a lifetime of nicotine addiction, health problems and permanent brain changes.

-The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that any tobacco use by teens and young adults, including e-cigarettes, is unsafe. Nearly all e-cigarette products contain nicotine, which is the same addictive drug found in other tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars. Unfortunately, the nicotine content information on e-cigarette packaging is often misleading or inaccurate.

Tuesday:

Good Morning our Red Ribbon Information for today is 

Be Smart, Don’t Start.  Take Control of your choice and Choose to stop or never start Vaping.  

 

Vaping Is An Epidemic | The Real Cost     (VIDEO LINK)

Vaping is Poison

• Nicotine is poison for the adolescent brain. 
• Nicotine changes the way connections form in the brain. 
• Nicotine can interfere with attention and learning.
• Nicotine can increase anxiety, mood swings, and irritability.

Wednesday:

Today’s Red Ribbon Information is “Be Ready” ….know ahead of time what you will say when you find yourself in a situation where vaping is being offered to you.   Just say NO!!! and walk away.

 

Project 4 Teens – Anti-Vaping PSA.mov    (VIDEO LINK)

-In the last 2 years, vaping has increased by 218% among middle schoolers and 135% among high schoolers

According to the 

 

-Teens are nearly 7x more likely to vape nicotine than adults

This is all according to the Journal of the American Medical Association

Thursday:

 

-Today for our Red Ribbon Information we are going to give you ways you can get help.

 

-Number 1 is your parents, talk to them about your addiction, 

-Number 2 School Counselors or teachers, 

-Number 3 trusted friends, family or Neighbors.  Look to someone you trust to get help

-The last is a national helpline that was started in 2019 to help teens find a safe place to get help and quit vaping.   It’s called 

“THIS IS QUITTING” put out by the Truth initiative and it has helped more than 300,000 youth and young adults quit vaping. It’s a Free and anonymous text messaging program

Watch  (VIDEO LINK)

PARENTS KNOW THE SIGNS OF VAPING 

 

-Are there sweet, fruity, or menthol smells coming from behind closed doors? 

-Are there flash drives or other school supplies you don’t recognize in your kid’s backpack or room?

-How about small vials or eye dropper bottles? 

-Have you come across unfamiliar chargers, coils, or batteries? 

Is your teen spending more money than usual or making unexplained purchases?