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Region 11 prevention coordinator warns fentanyl and other drugs are appearing in vapes, urges local prevention and enforcement
Summary
Danielle Rodriguez, Region 11 compliance coordinator, told the coalition that vaping devices and flavored products are driving youth use and that fentanyl and other substances have been detected in vaping devices; she recommended prevention, school detection and ordinance strategies and described enforcement tools such as control buys.
Danielle Rodriguez, Region 11 compliance coordinator with PRC11, told the Laredo Public Health Coalition that vaping devices are not only attracting youth through flavor and design but are also being used to deliver illicit substances including fentanyl.
"The trend now is they're smoking it. Everything is being smoked," Rodriguez said in a detailed presentation on vaping and drug trends. She described how colorful, pocket-sized devices and flavors draw young people, noted an uptick in female youth vaping and said vendors and underground sellers have adapted product names and packaging to appeal to users.
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