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...
The public, it seems, has warmed up to vaping, but that doesn't mean the practice is safe, say two UCLA doctors. "The way a regular cigarette is constructed is very well-known, whereas these vaping products haven't undergone the rigorous testing of other consumer products," said Dr. Mic...
"Youth attending schools with high rates of vaping are more likely to believe that e-cigarettes are harm-free and less addictive than traditional, combustible cigarettes, regardless of if they smoke or not," said Lippert. "Students teach one another about 'vaping tricks,' how to use the devic...
“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 In...
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'...
despite being a primary producer of the fruity e-cigarettes prevalent in the UK market. Mothers Against Vaping has consistently criticized international Tobacco and Vaping companies for deliberately targeting children to establish a consumer base for their addictive and harmful products including all kinds...
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...
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...
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
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 substance causing the addiction. The addictive ...