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Addiction & Recovery

RamblingRose

(1,105 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:57 AM Jul 2020

can anyone help provide me with some insight to nicotine addiction from vaping? [View all]

I know with vaping you have no idea how much nicotine you are getting.

Our daughter (20) came home from college irrational with terrible mood swings, depression and anxiety. Her vape pen seems to always be close by though she won't vape in front of us and I find the empty juice containers in the trash. I can tell when she's in her room vaping cause I hear her coughing.

I don't know if it's just nicotine addiction or a combination of things. She refuses to talk with us or go to family therapy.

Can nicotine be so addictive where you need outpatient addiction therapy like other drugs?

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can anyone help provide me with some insight to nicotine addiction from vaping? [View all] RamblingRose Jul 2020 OP

Yes nicotine is addictive irisblue Jul 2020 #1

Yes. WaPo had articles about it: tblue37 Jul 2020 #2

Thank you for the link! Sounds just like her. RamblingRose Jul 2020 #6

Maybe print the article and ask her to just read it. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #10

Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known. TygrBright Jul 2020 #3

Was she a smoker beforehand using it to quit? Thyla Jul 2020 #4

she started casually vaping her freshman year of college and it slowly spiraled out of control RamblingRose Jul 2020 #7

Nicotine addicts in need of a drag are unpleasant Warpy Jul 2020 #5

She is definitely suffering from anxiety & depression. It seems like it's all related RamblingRose Jul 2020 #8

First, find out what you can agree on with your husband. Warpy Jul 2020 #13

Vaping, even without nicotine, is very addictive Clearly fogged in Jul 2020 #9

Thank you for your insight. I notice the 'juice' bottles have nicotine levels (eg. 14%) on them RamblingRose Jul 2020 #11

The 14% is full strength, similar to popular cigarettes Clearly fogged in Jul 2020 #12