During the last week of April, the administration hung up vaping awareness posters in bathrooms across the school. The posters were meant to be put up by March 23rd, but due to delays in the printing process, Principal Guerrero said this distribution was delayed. These posters are brightly colored with phrases like “If you don’t think vaping is addictive, it may have already altered your brain”...

Substance abuse among teens isn’t a new story. The same age-old formula of teen angst mixed with peer pressure has left centuries’ worth of teenagers hooked on drugs and alcohol well before they walk the stage with their diplomas. Past generations grew up surrounded by tobacco, smoking on planes, in restaurants, and, yes, school bathrooms. While smoking is less common for Gen-Zers, substance abuse...