NOPIATE Committee hosts event to discuss vaping

Vaping will be the topic of the next NOPIATES Committee presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sky-High Adventure Community Center, 27 Lake Ave. in Averill Park.

The event is open free to the public, but registration is requested by emailing nopiatesevents@gmail.com.

Featured speakers will include members from the Rensselaer County Health and Mental Departments, school counselors, proponents of a tobacco-free community and representatives from the NOPIATES Committee.

The event will address the following questions and more:

  • What is Vaping?
  • What is the appeal?
  • What are the health effects of vaping?
  • What to do if your child is vaping?