The full effects of illicit drugs and vaping were on display Monday night when UMC NEIDS Outreach presented a program at the Mulkey Theatre for parents and community members.
Charlie Nichols, MSN, RN, who is an emergency room nurse at UMC in Lubbock, talked about real world cases she has seen during a broad presentation of the dangers of drug use.
“The reality is that middle school and high school students are experimenting,” Nichols said. “You think it’s not here. It is.”
Nichols focused on vaping habits and said students as young as elementary age are trying it because they see older siblings and parents do it, and she outlined several harmful effects of vaping on the body. She also said that some vapes can explode, leading to burns and other injuries…