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Page 4 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com May 2018 Millis High to Present Screenagers & Presentation on Vaping May 23rd By Dave Pasquantonio It’s called vaping, and you’ve no doubt seen it. Someone exhales thick clouds of what looks like cigarette smoke, but the vapor quickly dissipates, and there’s no cigarette smell. Even if you don’t know what vaping is, your kids do. The rapid rise in vaping among youth is a concern for health professionals, parents and educators. The Millis Public Schools invites parents and community members to a Caron Treatment Centers’ Student Assistance Program educational presentation on vaping and e-cigarettes for parents and community members on Wednesday, May 23rd in the Millis High School auditorium. The presentation will follow the acclaimed film, SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age, a documentary that localtownpages Published Monthly Mailed FREE to the Communities of Medway & Millis Circulation: 10,000 households Publisher Chuck Tashjian Editor J.D. O’Gara Advertising Sales Manager Lori Koller Franklin & Medway/Millis (508) 934-9608 Production & Layout Susan Dunne Michelle McSherry Advertising Department (508) 934-9608 lorikoller@localtownpages.com Ad Deadline is the 15th of each month. Localtownpages assumes no financial liability for errors or omissions in printed advertising and reserves the right to reject/edit advertising or editorial submissions. Send Editorial to: editor@millismedwaynews.com © Copyright 2018 LocalTownPages explores the impact of technology on children, at 6 p.m. For those who have never heard of vaping, here is a primer. Traditional cigarettes use a flame to heat and burn tobacco. The user inhales and exhales tobacco smoke, and the cigarette emits smoke continuously until it’s extinguished. Vaping is different. Inhaling or pressing a button on a vaping device triggers it to heat a nicotineinfused liquid, which is turned into an aerosol that the vaper inhales. The user exhales a stream of water vapor containing remnants of whatever chemicals, including nicotine, are in the liquid. There are a few parts to each vaping device. A cartridge or a tank holds the liquid, commonly called the juice; a battery provides power; coils heat the juice; and an atomizer turns the heated juice into an aerosol. Vaping products are technology products that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. There are “cig-a-likes,” which mimic the size and feel of a traditional cigarette. Tank systems come with a bigger battery and a larger receptacle for the juice. Mod systems can be customized with not only a huge range of juice flavorings and nicotine levels, but also heating elements, batteries, and other tweaks. Using a mod system is like taking a traditional cigarette and replacing the original tobacco with whatever the user wishes to smoke, while personalizing the amount and intensity of the Cunnally Law Group LLC, is a Massachusetts based law firm dedicated to Family Law. Divorce Mediation - Divorce Litigation Collaborative Law Contempts - Modifications- Alimony Paternity - Custody- Child Support Guardianships Probate Court Equity Actions 508-346-3805 Call to schedule your confidential appointment and visit our informative website at: cunnallylawgroup.com 163 Main Street, Suite Six, Medway, MA 02053 Galante’s ✻ Fridays: Fish & Chips Includes FREE Hot Coffee or Tea ✻ Early Bird Specials $ 4 99 2 Eggs, Homefries, and Toast. (Mon-Fri, 6-9 am) Wednesday is Senior Discount Day Receive 10% off. Breakfast • Lunch • Daily Specials 320 Village Street, Medway • 508-533-4473 • www.galantesrestaurant.com smoke with a customized filter. Vaping systems come and go quickly in the marketplace. A few years ago, products by Blu and NJOY were market leaders, then Vuse, owned by tobacco giant RJ Reynolds, took over the top spot, with easy-to-use, pricecompetitive, and widely-distributed products. Then came Juul, and this is the device that has schools worried. Juul hit the market about two years ago and saw an explosive sales growth through 2017. Some estimates show that Juul has captured over half of overthe-counter vaping retail sales in the first few months of 2018. Juuls look like USB flash drives, while the pods contain the nicotine and flavor. The company currently offers eight flavors, with each pod containing about the nicotine equivalent of a pack of traditional cigarettes. Juul products have become so popular that they’ve spawned a new verb—kids “juul” instead of “vape” (no one who vapes calls it “smoking”). The vapor dissipates in less than a minute, as does the smell. With no residual smell and smoke base, the days of catching kids smoking in the restroom by the tell-tale odor are long gone. Vaping can be done so discreetly that teachers and parents can have no idea that someone is vaping. Many schools have reported kids vaping in class—the kids either hold their breath until most of the vapor is gone, or exhale into their shirt. If you have kids in any middle or high school, they’ve no doubt seen kids vaping. The FDA reported a 900 percent increase in e-cigarette use by high school students from 2011 to 2016, and this was before the Juul became so popular. The FDA is exploring lessening the amount of allowed nicotine in cigarettes to a non-addictive level, as well as looking at regulations on flavorings to lessen the appeal of vaping to youth. Although companies aren’t allowed to market directly to kids, combining flavors like “gummi bear” with ad blitzes for “back to school sales” certainly isn’t going to dissuade kids. Officially, kids aren’t allowed to buy vaping products. In Massachusetts, more than 100 municipalities have raised the minimum age to buy tobacco products, including vaping products, to 21 years from the state-mandated 18 years. Most area schools have rolled vaping under their tobacco regulations, so penalties or restrictions for vaping are the same as those for smoking on school grounds. No one is claiming that vaping is healthy—but is vaping healthier than smoking? Vapers say yes, but their reasons are entirely anecdotal. Smokers who have switched to vaping say they feel a lot better and don’t have the symptoms that cigarettes gave them. It is true that cigarette smoke contains thousands of different chemicals, including dozens of carcinogens, while vaping produces predominantly an aerosol containing nicotine and a few other chemicals. But it’s unknown what’s in many of the vaping juices, and how those chemicals interact when used. For example, a juice may contain such a small amount of lead that’s virtually undetectable, but when heated, the vapor can contain lead at unsafe levels. The same is true for arsenic. These and other toxic metals may be coming from the device’s heating coils instead of the nicotine-filled juice. Many of the vaping products are made in China, where the manufacturers are less than forthcoming about their ingredients. As vaping products are relatively new, and have evolved so rapidly, there are no long-term health studies. Claims that vaping is proven to be drastically safer PRESENTATIONS continued on page 8
May 2018 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 5 College looming on the horizon? It was not that many years ago that my child graduated from high school, and as a fellow parent, I recall the daunting task of completing all of the various applications while simultaneously preparing myself and my child for this huge milestone. As someone who has been through it before, I’d like to share with you two things that helped me and my family during the process, which may be of value to you. For understandable reasons there are now a myriad of government-sponsored student loan alternatives, some of which have interest rates approaching 12%. While everyone’s situation is different, many parents use a home equity line of credit from Needham Bank to cover college expenses. Please consult your financial advisor as well as our website for current rates before making any important financial decisions. But this may be a way for you to save substantially on the cost of a college education. My second suggestion is that your student considers an NB Checking account. You’d be amazed at how the hidden fees and ATM charges add up for kids who go away to college. As community bankers, we consider things like this because our children face the same challenges. With NB Checking and a corresponding NB Debit Card, there are no monthly fees, plus free ATM access globally. Whatever another bank charges you or your student to use their machine – whether on campus or abroad – we will fully reimburse each month. College is expensive enough without over-paying for the privilege of using your own money. At this time of year, many parents and students are finalizing their college strategies. If either of the afore-referenced suggestions are of interest to you, I’d be pleased to help. My name is Eric Morse and I invite you to contact me at 781-474-5955 or EMorse@NeedhamBank.com, so that I might direct your request to an NB Personal Banker. We’d be pleased to meet with you at any of our offices, or at your home or office depending on what is most convenient for you. Best wishes and many thanks for your consideration. MEMBER FDIC | EQUAL HOUSING LENDER | MEMBER SIF
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