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E-Cigs, Vaping, & Marijuana Emerging Drug Trends in Today’s Adolescents
Aaron Weiner, PhD Director of Addiction Services, Linden Oaks
§ Devices to heat a substance and create a vapor
E-Cigs and & Vaporizers – What are they?
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Figure 1. Parts of an e-cigarette.
(Prochnow, 2017)
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Wet & Dry Vaping
§ Cartridges = wet ‒ Refillable or closed
§ Cannabis or THC wax = dry ‒ …most of the time
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JUUL
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The JUUL Defense – PR & Technicalities
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§ Drug subculture, group identification § Terms ‒ Juice ‒ Throat hit ‒ Vape Tricks ‒ Blend
Vaping Jargon – A Select List
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E-Liquids
§ PG vs. VG ‒ PG
• Thinner, + Throat Hit
‒ VG • Thicker, sweeter,
more vapor § Buying E-Liquid
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§ Easy to conceal use ‒ Low odor ‒ No smoke
§ Can use in the bathroom, or discreetly in a classroom
§ Marketing advantage with flavors § JUUL looks like a flash drive
Vaping – Appealing to Adolescents
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