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Avoiding Drug Use Can Be a Family Choice
(NIDA Blog Team) A lot of things can increase the risk that a teen will have a problem with drugs. These risk factors include difficulties in school, problems making friends, even the person’s biology.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Drug Use: What’s the Connection?
(NIDA Blog Team, April 27) People whose lungs have been affected by drug use may be at higher risk of serious complications from COVID-19.
DEA releases 2020 Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide
This digital guide is a tool for educators, law enforcement, substance misuse practitioners, and the public.
DEA and FDA shut down 44 websites advertising illegal vaping cartridges
(DEA, December 20) The effort was part of 'Operation Vapor Lock.'
New Report: Marijuana Vaping Rising Among Teens
In 2019, 14% of high school seniors admitted to vaping marijuana in the past month, according to the most recent Monitoring the Future survey.
Is my kid vaping? If so, what? And how do I help them quit? Here are tips for worried parents
(USA Today, October 1) In recent years, vaping – the use of e-cigarettes to use tobacco or THC oil – has jumped in popularity among young people.
Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide
(NBC News, September 27) Nationwide, the number of lung injury cases related to the use of e-cigarettes (also known as vapes or vape pens) has soared past 800 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC reports 153 possible cases of vaping-related illnesses, many involving THC
(USA Today, August 22) Vaping (the use of e-cigarettes) is behind a recent rash of serious lung illness across the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Teen vaping tied to marijuana use
(Reuters Health, August 13) – Young e-cigarette users are more likely to go on to use marijuana, according to a new study.
Teens and vaping marijuana: Understanding the dangers of ‘dabbing’
(Chicago Sun-Times, March 5) Among U.S. teens, vaping (the use of e-cigarettes) continues to be very popular. Dabbing – using an e-cigarette to ingest marijuana concentrates – is also gaining in popularity.
Almost 1 in 11 students has vaped cannabis, report says
(CNN, September 17) Nationwide, 12.4 percent of high school students and 4.5 percent of middle schoolers have used marijuana with an e-cigarette (which is also known as “vaping”) in their lifetimes, according to study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Survey finds use of vapor products up among Indiana teens
(Indiana University, August 23) About one third of Indiana 12th graders surveyed admitted to vaping within the last month, according to the 2018 Indiana Youth Survey. This is a 45 percent jump over 2017’s numbers.
Teens who vape or use hookah are more likely to use marijuana later, study finds
(CNN, August 6) Could vaping and using hookah lead to marijuana use down the line?
Vaping tied to higher risk that teens will try marijuana
(Reuters Health, April 23) Teens that vape (use electronic cigarettes) are probably twice as likely to smoke marijuana as teens who don’t, according to a study entitled “E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children.”
Teens and Vaping
According to a new survey, the use of electronic cigarettes (also known as “vaping”) is pretty popular among U.S. teens.
New Report: Rx Abuse Down, but ‘Vaping’ Popular Among Teens
A recent survey on teen drug use revealed that while painkiller use is down, “vaping” (the use of e-cigarettes) is popular among teens.
Resources for Educators
When it comes to preventing drug use among young people, education plays a very important role. This page contains drug education resources – lesson plans, activities, videos – from different websites targeted to various grade levels that both parents and teachers can use.
Vaping Causes Problems for Officials
(Noozhawk.com, Feb. 28) Vaping use in teens is on the rise, however the electronic pens are not as safe as they might seem.
