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ABUSE MAGAZINE Vapor Cigarettes (a gateway to tobacco use) 307 North 3rd Street • Bismarck, ND 701-751-3989 Photo Source: guardianlv.com We are proud to support our future leaders in remaining drug free and proud to support our kids & community! 701-222-1018 We support our kids being DRUG FREE! They are electronic cigarettes, and their sudden explosion in popularity on school campuses in the last 12 months is catching school officials across the state by surprise. PREVENTING TEEN USE Common names for electronic smoking devices: E-cigarettes, electronic vaporizers, vapes, e-hookahs, hookah pens, e-shisha, e-cigs, vaporizer pens, G-pens, and personal vaporizers or PV. Used for: Nicotine vapor in varying concentrations; nicotine-free flavored vapor; flavored nicotine mimicking hookah tobacco; and less commonly for various forms of concentrated marijuana, such as butane hash oil, wax, butters and shatters. 701-530-1500 The Sheriff’s Department is planning a series of public presentations in August to educate parents about the devices and other emerging trends, Gunsolley said. “As a parent community, I think we are just learning about the drug delivery application of these devices,” said Martha McNicholas, president of the Capistrano Unified Council of PTSA. Even if campuses haven’t seen issues this year, they acknowledge e-cigarettes may pose future challenges. We are proud to BUILD a DRUG FREE foundation for our youth! Source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department, state and local tobacco prevention coordinators All of us at McDonald’s are proud to support our ABUSE Free youth! Serving All of Bismarck, Mandan & Minot! Source: www.ocregister.com/articles/school-518727-cigarettesdevices.html abusemagazine.org | North Dakota Spring/Summer 2014 | 31