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Dakota’s doctors thought she might have COVID, but it was vaping that put her in ICU (E.V.A.L.I is now Here)

By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Alison Branley and national medical reporter Sophie Scott Dakota Stephenson started vaping to help manage her anxiety. When 15-year-old Dakota Stephenson first started vaping with friends after school she never imagined it could have potentially deadly consequences. Key points: A teenager ended up in ICU with a condition doctors suspect was linked to regular […]

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International research shows ‘strong evidence’ linking vaping to cigarette smoking

People under 20 who used vapes were more than three times as likely to have ever smoked tobacco cigarettes, and more than twice as likely to have smoked cigarettes in the previous month, according to a review of 25 studies globally. Serene Yoong, an associate professor at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and the study’s lead

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Metabolic Consequences of Gestational Cannabinoid Exposure

 (Harms of Cannabis Use Whilst Pregnant) Abstract: Up to 20% of pregnant women ages 18–24 consume cannabis during pregnancy. Moreover, clinical studies indicate that cannabis consumption during pregnancy leads to fetal growth restriction (FGR), which is associated with an increased risk of obesity, type II diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular disease in the offspring. This is

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‘She was in a lot of pain’: Call for ban on flavoured vapes popular with young Australians

By Sarah Swain Sep 7, 2021 A health charity is calling for a ban on the over-the-counter sale of vapes, after finding harmful chemicals including disinfectant, petroleum and fish euthanasia drugs inside the electronic smoking devices. Lung Foundation Australia wants action on the sale of vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, which are largely unregulated but, with colourful

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Planting the seed for marijuana use: Changes in exposure to medical marijuana advertising and subsequent adolescent marijuana use, cognitions, and consequences over seven years

Results: Higher average exposure to MM advertising was associated with higher average use, intentions to use, positive expectancies, and negative consequences. Similarly, higher rates of change in MM advertising exposure were associated with higher rates of change in use, intentions, expectancies, and consequences over seven years. Conclusions: Results suggest that exposure to MM advertising may

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Child/Teen Vaping, ‘Skyrocketing’

Association of 1 Vaping Session With Cellular Oxidative Stress in Otherwise Healthy Young People With No History of Smoking or Vaping-A Randomized Clinical Crossover Trial A single 30-minute vaping session can significantly increase cellular oxidative stress. Middlekauff et al demonstrated that vaping is associated with adverse changes in the body that can presage future health

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High-THC Cannabis Concentrates and Their (Scary) Effect on the Teenage Brain

Denver Health’s substance treatment program sees roughly 500 youths each year for substance abuse, and Thurstone says 95 percent of the referrals he gets are for marijuana, which, despite popular opinion, has been proven to be addictive. Concentrates, with their higher THC levels, may be even more so. But it’s not just the standard trappings

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