Local Prevention Council News
New Canaan Coalition Launched Vaping Sticker Campaign

The New Canaan Coalition launched their vaping awareness campaign with anti-vapiing stickers designed by New Canaan teens. The sticker will be placed on to-go bags and coffee cups from the following local businesses: Chef Prasad, Club Sandwich, CT Sandwich, New Canaan Chicken, Pressburger, Rosies, Tony’s, and Zumbach’s. CARES High School leadership students also created and shared anti-vaping messaging with their peers on social media on the day of the launch.

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In the News
I-Team Investigation: Marijuana gifting in Connecticut

(WFSB) - An I-Team Investigation is putting the spotlight on cannabis in Connecticut. Right now, it's illegal to buy or sell for recreational use. That is not stopping hundreds of people from getting their hands on marijuana each weekend at an...

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Youth's overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training of both staffers and...

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