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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Is Vaping a Harmless Way to Stop Smoking?

Nicotine vaping increases quit rates versus other NRT but poses health risks and unknown long-term effects that must be balanced against smoking cessation benefits.
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction

Among U.S. adults with any mental illness, 25 percent are current smokers—more than double the rate for those without mental illness. Patients with serious mental illness have substantially elevated smoking rates, with schizophrenia rates as high as 80 to 90 percent.
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fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

How Adolescent Vaping May Hardwire Young Brains for Addiction

The researchers measured the impact of adolescent nicotine vaping on the prefrontal cortex, ventral tegmental area, and nucleus accumbens, key regions central to addiction.
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