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Thu, Feb 15
|Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
Clearing the Air: Navigating COVID-19, Tobacco Cessation & Vaping Realities
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – Feb 22, 2024, 7:00 PM
Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA
About the Event
Session 1 - "Clearing the Air: Navigating COVID-19, Tobacco Cessation & Vaping Realities"
The Town of Wake Forest is partnering with Wake County to host “Clearing the Air: Navigating COVID-19, Tobacco Cessation & Vaping Realities” Thursday, Feb. 15, from 6-7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development. Youth e-cigarette and cigarette use have also been associated with mental health symptoms, including depression. The February 15 workshop will explore these, and other health risks associated with smoking and teen vaping.
Free and open to all, the event will feature a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rasheeda Monroe MD of the UNC School of Medicine and Director of the Kenan Urban Scholars. Panelists will include…