After vaping and alcohol, the most common thing teens use is marijuana, the survey found. About 1 in 4 students said they'd used marijuana at least once in the past year. It was more common in older kids - about 1 in 17 high school seniors said they use marijuana every da...
Students will explore why vaping is best considered a smoking cessation aid and not a healthy recreational activity, by studying the latest information from hospital admissions and the information scientists have gained from studying what is really inside vape juice - from tin to arsenic in some ...
Students learn about the activity of vaping, the history of tobacco and nicotine use, and the ingredients present in common e-cigarettes. Lesson 2 Uncover Students recognize the facts about e-cigarette companies’ marketing tactics and unpack the myth that vaping is a safer option than smoking. ...
Nicotine’s activity in the brain also releases dopamine, which acts on regions like the nucleus accumbens, part of the brain’s reward network, which contributes to its addictive nature. This is why nicotine can boost mood and sharpen attention. The effects arrive quickly but they also fade q...
like a teenage fad—more disturbing to parents and teachers than hula-hoops or Tamagotchis, but similarly fueled by the mysterious elements that drive any momentarily popular activity. It’s worth remembering that, even at its height, more than 70 percent of high school students never trie...
"One of the challenges is it is a prevalent activity in young people," said Lincoln Unified Superintendent Kelly Dextrace. Dextrae said it installed vape sensors in restrooms on their two high school campuses. The devices are designed to detect emitted vapor that reaches a specific level, sendi...
cigarettes only, nicotine vaping only, and dual mode nicotine use), three categories of marijuana users (traditional marijuana use only, marijuana vaping only, and dual mode marijuana use), and the use of other illicit substances in a sample of Florida middle school and high school students. Fi...
“Drug experimentation is a group activity,” Volkow said. What about vaping? “Vaping mostly is an individual activity,” said David Jernigan, a Boston University researcher who tracks alcohol use. The data indicates that young people hanging out together has a far greater correlation with smokin...
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