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NCC hosts ‘The Vaping Epidemic’ talk on Nov. 14

Northampton Community College will present a talk, “The Vaping Epidemic,” at 11 a.m. on Nov. 14 in Room 220, College Center, Bethlehem Campus, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.

The program will be livestreamed to Room 242, Keystone Hall, Monroe Campus, 2411 Route 715, Tannersville.

Vaping is becoming increasingly popular and dangerous. Across the U.S., since Oct. 8, more than 1,200 cases of vaping-related illnesses have been reported and 27 people have died of causes tied to vaping.

Topics to be included in the talk will be vaping devices popular with the young, health dangers of vaping, gateway drugs and talking to young people about vaping risks.

Lisa Wolff, senior manager, special projects at the Center for Humanistic Change, will discuss this fast-spreading public health issue.

The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.northampton.edu/events.

It is sponsored by the NCC Alcohol and Other Drugs Taskforce and The Center for Humanistic Change.