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KEY Choices, Inc.

A program providing education on the effects of drugs at no cost to schools.

06/03/2026

🤔 Quick question for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with young people:
Do you think most teens know what's actually in a v**e?

👇 Drop your answer below — Yes, No, or Not Sure.

Because here's the reality: most don't. They know it "has some ni****ne." They know it tastes like mango or watermelon. They know their friends do it and nothing bad has happened yet.

What they often don't know:
❌ One pod = up to a full pack of ci******es worth of ni****ne
❌ It's specifically engineered to create faster, stronger addiction
❌ The aerosol contains heavy metals and toxic chemicals
❌ Ni****ne during brain development causes permanent changes to attention, learning, and impulse control

Information changes decisions. That's not a theory — it's what we see in classrooms every week.

💬 Have you ever had a conversation with a young person about va**ng? What happened? We'd love to hear your experience below.
🏫 And if your school hasn't had KEY Choices in yet — tag them. This program is completely free to schools.
🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/31/2026

🚨 Today is World No To***co Day — and this year's theme says it all: "Unmasking the Appeal."

Because that's exactly what Big To***co has been counting on. The appeal. The flavors. The sleek designs. The marketing engineered to make a deadly, addictive product look harmless — and to make sure it reaches young people before anyone can warn them.

Big To***co continues to design and market their products directly to youth. Flavored products are huge drivers of teen initiation — and more flavored to***co products are being authorized for use. That's not progress.

Since 1987, World No To***co Day has brought global attention to to***co-related deaths and the manipulative marketing tactics used by to***co companies — including product designs and flavors aimed at attracting younger audiences.

Here in Oklahoma, the fight is real and the resources are here:
🛑 Teens ages 13–17 struggling with ni****ne addiction can get free support through My Life, My Quit — text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or visit MyLifeMyQuit.com
🛑 Adults ready to quit can call the Oklahoma To***co Helpline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW, text READY to 34191, or visit OKhelpline.com — free patches, gum, coaching and a personalized quit plan, available 24/7.

The to***co industry has spent decades perfecting the lie. Today, we help unmask it.
💬 Share this post and tag someone who needs to see it. Awareness saves lives.
🔗 www.keychoices.org 🔗 www.oklahoma.gov/tset
***coDay

05/29/2026

💨 They sold an entire generation on the idea that it is just water v***r. It isn't.

It is ni****ne. Chemicals. Heavy metals. And a delivery system so sleek, so small, so perfectly designed to fly under the radar that millions of kids were hooked before anyone realized what was happening.

In classrooms. In bathrooms. Under desks. Between classes. Va**ng became so normalized that many teens don't even think of it as a drug. It's just something people do.

But behind a v**e device could be a kid whose brain is being rewired. A kid who started because it looked harmless and now can't stop because that's exactly what ni****ne does.

We don't say this to shame. We say this because these kids deserve the truth — and they deserve someone who cares enough to tell it to them straight.

That's what KEY Choices educators show up to do. Not to lecture. Not to scare. Just to sit with students and say: here's what this actually is, here's what it actually does, and here's what you deserve instead.

Because every one of these kids is worth fighting for. 💙
🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/27/2026

Va**ng isn't a safe alternative to smoking. It never was.

Here's what the data actually says — and what most teens have never been told:
🔹 The ni****ne hit is massive. A single v**e pod can contain as much ni****ne as an entire pack of ci******es. One pod. One device that fits in a pocket and looks like a USB drive.
🔹 It's engineered to be addictive. V**e manufacturers use ni****ne salts — a form of ni****ne that absorbs into the bloodstream faster and more efficiently than traditional ci******es. It's not an accident. It's by design.
🔹 The teen brain is the target. Ni****ne is especially harmful during brain development, disrupting the formation of the circuits that control attention, learning, and impulse control — permanently.
🔹 The chemicals aren't harmless. V**e aerosol contains ultrafine particles, heavy metals like lead and nickel, and volatile organic compounds that are inhaled directly into the lungs.
🔹 86% of KEY Choices students commit to not va**ng after completing the program — because when they understand what it actually does, they don't want it.

The conversation has to happen before the first puff. That's what we do.
📲 Share this with a parent or educator who needs to see it.
🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave everything so that the young people in our communities could have a future worth living.

Their sacrifice was for this — for our kids to have the chance to grow up, dream big, and make choices that lead somewhere great.

But for too many families across America, the battle didn't end on foreign soil. It followed our heroes home. It showed up in the form of addiction, self-medication, and substances that have taken more American lives than we want to count.

We honor those we've lost — in uniform and at home — by fighting for the ones still here.

That's why KEY Choices exists. Every classroom we walk into is an act of hope. Every student who leaves with real information and real tools is a life we're fighting to protect.

Today we remember. Tomorrow we keep going. 💙

To every Gold Star family, every veteran, every person carrying grief today — thank you. We see you. We stand with you.

🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/24/2026

The Number Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud...

🍺 By age 12, 2 out of 3 kids have already tried alcohol — two out of three — before they've finished elementary school in many cases.

Many have their first drink as young as 10 or 11 — often at home, often handed to them by someone they trust, often framed as "no big deal."

But here's what the science tells us: there is no safe amount of alcohol for a developing brain. Not a sip. Not a taste. Not "just a little at a family dinner."

And the earlier exposure begins, the greater the risk — not just for alcohol dependence, but for struggling in school, developing mental health challenges, and being more vulnerable to other substances including fentanyl-laced drugs.

We are not saying this to shame families. We're saying it because most people simply don't know — because nobody told them either.

That's what KEY Choices is here to change. Honest conversations. Real science. No judgment. Just the truth that gives young people a fighting chance.

💬 How old were you when you first learned about the real risks of alcohol? Drop it in the comments.

🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/22/2026

💬 What if one conversation was the reason a kid said no?

Not a lecture. Not a punishment. Not a scare tactic.
Just an honest, real conversation — the kind that gives a young person actual information and actually respects their intelligence.

That's what KEY Choices educators do every single week in classrooms across Oklahoma. They sit with students in grades 6–12 and talk straight:
🔹 About what alcohol really does to a brain that's still growing
🔹 About why fentanyl has made every street drug potentially fatal
🔹 About the pressure they're facing and real ways to handle it
🔹 About what it actually looks like to choose something greater

And students respond. After completing the program:
📊 93% say they will say no if offered pills, v**es, or ma*****na
📊 88% commit to not using ma*****na
📊 86% commit to not va**ng

One program. Four lessons. Zero cost to schools.

The conversation is already happening in our students' world — on social media, at parties, in the hallways. The question is whether we get there first with the truth.

🏫 Let's get there first. Tag a school, counselor, or educator below.
🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/21/2026

🚨 Did you know? Kids who start drinking at 13 are 4x more likely to become alcohol dependent later in life.

That's not a scare tactic — that's science.

ANY amount of alcohol puts young people at risk. The earlier they're exposed, the higher the stakes. And the earlier we have honest, science-based conversations with them, the better their chances of making safer choices.

That's exactly why KEY Choices exists — bringing real drug education to students in grades 6–12, at no cost to schools.
💬 Were you taught about the risks of alcohol in school? Tell us below. 👇

🔗 Learn more at www.keychoices.org

05/19/2026

💬 We want to hear from YOU.
When it comes to alcohol education, what do YOU think is the most important thing teens need to know?

👇 Drop your answer in the comments — A, B, or C — and tell us why!

Every week, KEY Choices educators walk into classrooms across Oklahoma and have these exact conversations with students. No scare tactics. No lectures. Just honest, science-based information that helps young people protect their brains, their futures, and their relationships.

🏫 Are your students getting this education? It's FREE to schools. Tag a teacher, principal, or counselor below and let's get it scheduled.

🔗 www.keychoices.org

05/16/2026

It's National Prevention Week!

Va**ng might seem harmless with all the fun flavors, but it can lead to serious health risks, including ni****ne addiction and lung damage. The youth are particularly vulnerable, which is why at KEY Choices, we are dedicated to spreading the truth about va**ng in schools.

Let’s work together to keep our students safe. Learn more at www.keychoices.org.

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PO Box 3185
Claremore, OK
74018

Telephone

+19186051290

Website

http://www.keychoices.org/

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