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Vaping can mean nicotine, but it can also mean products that include the illegal psychoactive ingredients in marijuana. Schools and law enforcement must take that kind of activity seriously.
Cannabis use disorder (CUD), also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and ICD-10 as the continued use of cannabis despite clinically significant impairment. [2] [3]
A chemical in marijuana, THC, triggers brain cells to release the chemical dopamine. Dopamine creates good feelings — for a short time. Here's the thing: Once dopamine starts flowing, a user feels the urge to smoke marijuana again, and then again, and then again. Repeated use could lead to addiction, and addiction is a brain disease.
This is the first randomized trial testing NRT for vaping cessation. New research from RVO Health found that a quitline-based program led to vaping cessation in 45% of young adults. The quitline ...
E-cigarettes use by children and adolescents may result in nicotine addiction. [73]: C [74]: A Following the possibility of nicotine addiction via e-cigarettes, there is concern that children may start smoking cigarettes. [75] Adolescents are likely to underestimate nicotine's addictiveness. [76]
“Kids tell me all the time, ‘I don’t smoke, I vape,’” she said. “But it’s the same thing.” While vapes might not be as lethal as cigarettes, they’re still far from safe.
Researchers explored whether an opportunistic stop smoking intervention (advice, a vape starter pack and a referral to stop smoking services) was effective for people attending the emergency department. At 6 months, more people who received the intervention had quit smoking compared with people who received advice only. [59] [60]
For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message program was found to be effective at helping quit. For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message ...