Vaping

The Watchung K-8 Board of Education heard a presentation by New Jersey Poison Center Managing Director Bruce Ruck of Watchung on the dangers of vaping during a special meeting held on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

WATCHUNG – Two New Jersey teenagers are currently hooked up to ventilators due to lung issues related to vaping.

Bruce Ruck, the managing director of the New Jersey Poison Center, also known as the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES), spoke about this and other statistics related to the dangers of vaping in a presentation at a special meeting of the Watchung Board of Education on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

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