Just when teenagers finally got the message about the dangers of smoking, vaping and e-cigarette have exploded in popularity in our youth, giving them a new addiction. A study by the Centers for Disease Control found almost all e-cigarettes or vapes contain nicotine —the addictive drug in re...
For young teens, early adoption is the result of a domino effect. All it takes is one student with a brother or sister who vapes for the curiosity to set in. And since it's so addictive, the vaping epidemic can spread like wildfire. 5. Vaping e-cigarettes infringes on other students'...
“No one is immune to the disease of addiction,” warns Katherine Ketcham, the coauthor of thirteen books, including Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs – How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It and the bestselling classic Under the I...
urging for a halt to the advertisement and sale of vaping devices to children.”“Despite the ban on vaping devices and e-cigarettes in India, their availability is cultivating a generation addicted to these habits, potentially leading them towards tobacco use. It’s crucial to debunk misconceptio...
combustible. But e-cigs still deliver harmful chemicals, including nicotine, the extremely addictive substance in cigarettes. And studies show that brands claiming to be “nicotine-free” may still have trace amounts. Developing teenage brains are especially sensitive to nicotine's addictive properties...
While vaping was initially thought to be better for your health than smoking tobacco, new research may suggest otherwise. Here's a guide on how to quit for good
Why is it so hard for me to quit smoking? Smoking is considered an addictive disease, which makes it much harder to quit. An addictive disease or addiction describes a persistent habit that is harmful to the person. Thus, addiction is a chronic (long-duration) disease with reliance on the...
Addiction is serious. Quitting is really hard, and I don’t want you to go through that. The best thing is not to start at all. In this video, Dr. Camenga and Dr. Walley describe how they approach conversations with teens about vaping and give advice to parents on how to start the...
Is marijuana addictive? "There's no question about it," Hill says. "Marijuana is both physically and psychologically addictive, but most people who use it don't become addicted." Around 9% of adults who use marijuana and 17% ofteenswill get addicted. ...
One small study from last year found that 80% of people who used e-cigs to quit real cigs were still vaping a year later, compared to just 9% of people who used other nicotine-replacement therapies. AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT What's more, plenty of people — especially teens — who never...