{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Know what your teenager is vaping? &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hask5iwb00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/know-what-your-teenager-is-vaping\/\">Know what your teenager is vaping?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/know-what-your-teenager-is-vaping\/embed\/#?secret=hask5iwb00\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Know what your teenager is vaping?&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"hask5iwb00\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Be forewarned it isn\u2019t good news, but you have probably already figured that out. If you see your teenager vaping or find their vaping device, they might just be inhaling an aerosol form of nicotine. Then again, they may also be inhaling an aerosol form of a highly potent version of THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana that makes people high. The problem is that you wouldn\u2019t be able to tell the difference by the look of the cartridge or the smell it gives off while vaped. Don\u2019t feel bad. The police can\u2019t tell the difference either from just looking at it or smelling it. \u201cWhen it is smoked through vape, you don\u2019t smell it. It doesn\u2019t put off a marijuana odor. The only way we are going to know if it is marijuana vape, is if we field test it, if the dog hits on it, or if the student is obviously under the influence,\u201d noted Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird. Keep reading parents. There is more bad news. Common marijuana vapes, like some seized by Williamsburg police during a raid a couple of weeks ago are 85 \u2013 90 percent pure THC. \u201cDespite what the marijuana culture wants to say, it is toxic. It can send you to the ER with psychotic episodes and severe panic attacks. ER doctors don\u2019t describe it as an overdose, but they do describe it as cannabis toxicity. It can make you very sick, especially our younger high school age kids,\u201d Bird said. \u201cWe intercepted videos on social media of local juveniles here. We are trying to identify them. The first video is of a female, who uses it and immediately passes out. That is how potent it is, especially for first time users.\u201d In the process of making some recent marijuana arrests, Williamsburg police started looking at social media sites, and made a disturbing find, Bird said. \u201cWe learned that younger individuals, high school age, are trafficking marijuana vapes and marijuana wax through social media,\u201d Bird said. \u201cThrough the course of the investigation, we have learned that these marijuana vapes are in our schools.\u201d Still not quite done with the bad news. In addition to marijuana vapes, police are also frequently seizing marijuana wax when making traffic stops and so forth. Marijuana wax looks like Chapstick in a round Chapstick-like container. It even comes in flavors. Problem is it is actually more potent than standard marijuana vapes, Bird warned. The marijuana wax can be absorbed through the skin, or melted down and vaped. There are several ways to use it. \u201cThis stuff is about six to eight times more potent than an actual marijuana joint. When you smoke it in a vape it is absorbed directly into the blood system. It is an instantaneous high,\u201d Bird warned. There is still a little more bad news. \u201cIt would be very easy to take liquid fentanyl and inject in one of those cartridges. Then your child could end up dead because they are buying something off the street that they think is marijuana but is laced with fentanyl. We know that Corbin (police) have recently seized some marijuana that was laced with fentanyl. We know it is here,\u201d Bird said. &nbsp; Good news\/bad news Here is both a little bad news and a little good news for parents. The bad news is that our local schools are definitely dealing with a vaping problem. Corbin Independent Schools recently held a series of forums to make students and adults aware of the dangers of vaping. On March 6, Williamsburg schools put out the following statement on their Facebook page. \u201cParents &#8230; there is a public health issue that we all need to work together to solve. Nationwide the numbers of teens that are engaging in vaping has skyrocketed. The stats are alarming and our community is not immune. It\u2019s not healthy for our kids or for anyone else for that matter\u2026\u201d the post reads in part. \u201cBe aware \u2013 ask questions \u2013 be observant. Our district along with all others in our area are working hard to keep our kids safe, but it\u2019s going to take all of us working together to snuff this out. There\u2019s a lot of research out there on the dangers of vaping. Educate yourself.\u201d During recent weeks, Williamsburg Police Department School Resource Officer Troy Sharp has seized several vapes from students at the school. All are being field-tested, Bird said. Here is a little bit of good news, but don\u2019t get too excited. So far, Williamsburg police haven\u2019t found any marijuana vapes yet at the schools. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize how popular vaping is in our schools just with nicotine. I go up to the city school and they have several of them they have seized from students. Whitley County is the same way and Corbin is the same way. It is something we are seeing a growing number of,\u201d Bird said. \u201cThe information we have gotten through our arrests is that this marijuana vape is in the schools. We haven\u2019t actually seized any marijuana vape from a student at school, but we are seizing it like crazy on the street.\u201d How are the marijuana vapes getting here? \u201cThese things are sold in states that have legalized marijuana. Now that stuff is filtering into Kentucky,\u201d Bird said. Bird said he isn\u2019t attacking the marijuana industry, and isn\u2019t that concerned with what the adults choose to do. \u201cIf you think it is healthy for you wear it out. I don\u2019t care, but it concerns me that it is in our schools,\u201d Bird added. \u201cA lot of parents think it is safe for their kids to vape. They need to educate themselves on it because there are a lot of health risks involved with vaping period. What they [&hellip;]"}