Triathlon routes through Windsor, North County
The bicycle portion of the race will affect traffic patterns on May 11
Experts and community members come together for vaping discussion
Community members and experts on teen e-cigarette use came together on May 2 for an informed discussion on teen vaping, an epidemic that has made its way to school hallways, teen hangouts and into the hands of middle and high school aged kids.
Macdonald named volunteer firefighter of the year
Reserve firefighter who started in finance joined to help community
Vaping poses grave worry for pediatricians
Chemicals may pose short and long-term health consequences for teens
The facts behind the fog
In order to attempt to tackle the vast issue of underage vaping, we’ve compiled some information about how vaping works — studies that have been done on whether it’s safe, if it helps people quit, how individual devices work, as well as a glossary of terms that may prove useful when reading up on vaping.
Tales of an underage vaper
A peek inside the mind of an underage vaper shows why vaping has become so pervasive, and so hard to combat
Aspiring to be tobacco free
Imagine that you’re sitting with a friend, they’re vaping, and suddenly they start to choke on the aerosol they’re inhaling. In an effort to save them, you go through a door that transports you to “smoke city,” an alternate reality where tobacco rules. From there, you have to complete a series of tasks and tests in order to find your friend, who’s still having a negative reaction to the vape. That’s the premise of ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), a game developed to help educate young people on the impacts of tobacco and nicotine.
