CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Parents in Chaparral will get a close-up look Saturday at the hidden world of youth vaping and substance use as the New Mexico National Guard debuts its new Teen Mock Bedroom Tobacco and Drug Prevention Trailer during the Chaparral Parent Prevention Expo.
The event, hosted by Action for Healthy Kids in partnership with the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Delores Wright Community Center.
The trailer, created by the National Guard’s Joint Counterdrug Taskforce Drug Demand Reduction Outreach Team, is designed to look like a teenager’s bedroom, complete with realistic hiding spots and everyday objects that can conceal vaping devices or drug paraphernalia. Organizers say it will serve as a new prevention tool across southern New Mexico…