Health & Fitness

Cranford Cops Share The Dangers Of Vaping Monday

Officials will offer support for families who have children struggling with substance abuse.

CRANFORD, NJ - The explosion of vaping popularity has prompted the Cranford Police Department to schedule a workshop Monday to share its dangers.

The program Vaping: Not Just A Fad is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Cranford High School. Speaker Pat Aussem, LPC, of Partnership for Drug-Free Kids will lead this informative evening focused on eCigs, vaping, and JUULing.

Aussem, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in both New Jersey and New York and is a certified Master Addictions Counselor.

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In her work at the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, she is responsible for all clinical content, providing tools and resources to support families who have a child struggling with substance use.

Those with questions can contact Detective Sgt. Matthew R. Nazzaro at 908-709-4313 or m-nazzaro@cranfordnj.org.

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This presentation is made possible due the generosity of the Cranford Knights of Columbus and Cranford Municipal Alliance with support from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and the Cranford Public Schools.

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