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Vaping and Nicotine Addiction in Children and Adolescents

January 1, 2025

Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH

Pediatrician at Mass General for Children; Director of Pediatric Research, Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Dr. Winickoff has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Nicotine is among the most addictive substances out in the community. Learn how to talk with patients and families and use the most effective strategies we know to intervene.

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September 17, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD, Greg Malzberg, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

0.25 CME Credits. In this episode, we explore nine groundbreaking stories in mental health and psychiatric medicine, covering everything from healthcare fraud to the latest advancements in drug trials. First, we dive into the recent charges brought by the US Department of Justice against executives at Done, a California-based telehealth company, for alleged healthcare fraud. Done is accused of prescribing over 40 million Adderall pills to patients without proper evaluation, raising concerns about the balance between increasing mental healthcare access and responsible prescribing practices.

E-Cigarettes and Relapse to Cigarette Smoking

July 1, 2022

Noah Capurso, MD

Noah Capurso, MD. Dr. Capurso, author for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Evidence for the use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation agents continues to evolve. In this observational study, researchers find that e-cigarettes modestly increase the risk of relapse to smoking in patients who have managed to quit.

What You Need to Know About Vaping

June 13, 2022

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS and Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD

Why is it important for providers to understand how vaping devices work and what type of information should we be providing our patients with?

A Primer on Vaping: 15 Years On

January 18, 2022

Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD

Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD

Attending psychiatrist, Children’s National Medical Hospital, Washington, DC.

Dr. Kaliamurthy has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

E-cigarettes entered the American market 15 years ago and their use has grown steadily ever since. Dr. Kaliamurthy starts with an overview of vaping technologies, then moves on to discuss the evidence for e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool, the new trend of vaping cannabis, and vaping associated health risks.

Vaping Deaths: Vitamin E in THC Products

December 5, 2019

The CDC reports 48 deaths related to e-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are 2,291 total EVALI cases. This data as of December 4, 2019.Vaping deaths have been reported for months, and only recently the CDC has...

The FDA Campaigns Against Flavored Tobacco Products

February 27, 2019

Thomas Jordan, MD and Talia Puzantian, Pharm.D.

Thomas Jordan, MD Talia Puzantian, Pharm.D. Drs. Jordan and Puzantian have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Electronic cigarette use, or vaping, is becoming increasingly common. Companies manufacturing e-cigarettes advertise them as alternatives to conventional cigarettes and even a pathway to smoking cessation. However, the popularity of vaping has sky-rocketed in high schools across the country with adolescents becoming addicted to nicotine daily.