"A lot of people still think e-cigarettes are not harmful. But studies show that nicotine is, pound for pound, as addictive as heroin." @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams at #CADCAForum Meet and Greetpic.twitter.com/1NhxnXNdll
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People also question the relative harm of nicotine to other substances. I don’t think it’s a good idea to compare harm. Someone’s loved on dying of smoking or their kid unable to focus in school because of e cig dependence, or their loved one overdosing are all “harm” to someone.
But again in terms of dependence, I think it is important that all people, especially young people, realize nicotine in both cigarettes and newer e-cigarettes can create rapid dependence, which can lead to harm.
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The e cigarette epidemic among US youth is in fact creating harm- putting aside concerns about learning, attention, and memory, newly nicotine dependent (ie addicted) youth are significantly impairing the school / learning environment in communities across our country.
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And if you need help with an addiction of any kind,
@samhsagov helpline is good place to start.https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline …
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Let’s get real about what in a cigarette causes rapid dependence. Nicotine is a simple answer but no the whole answer. It’s like Newton’s Law vs E=mc2
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