A New Generation Of Nicotine Addicts: Can We Stop Kids From Vaping?
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The Disruptive Effect of Nicotine Addiction in Schools
In Australia, on paper at the moment, it looks like we have really strong regulations that would protect young people from nicotine addiction. But you do not need any prescription to illegally access a vaping product in Australia. And what's happening is that non-nicotine vapes are actually full of nicotine. They're not labeled properly and retailers are stocking these products and selling them to children. A young brain is very malleable. Those sort of receptors for nicotine light up in their brains. It can get to the point where you get so used to having nicotine in your system that when you don't have it, you feel anxious,.You don't feel right. You're just thinking about when
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