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·July 23, 2025·4 min read

Tobacco Use Linked to Higher Depression and Anxiety

Adolescents who use e-cigarettes or conventional tobacco products are significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than non-users, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from over 60,000 U.S. middle and high school students surveyed between 2021 and 2023.

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·July 19, 2025·4 min read

Flavored Vapes Trigger Reward Centers Even Without Nicotine

A new study shows that some e-cigarette flavorings, like vanilla and cherry, can trigger reward-seeking behaviors in adolescent mice even without nicotine. Researchers found that these flavors alone could activate the brain’s dopamine system, raising concerns about their potential for fostering addiction-like behavior.

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·September 26, 2023·3 min read

Probing E-Cig and Alcohol’s Joint Assault on the Blood-Brain Barrier

E-cigarettes, popular among teens, have been linked to increased alcohol and drug consumption. Now, with NIH funding, researchers seeks to understand the effects of combining e-cigarettes and alcohol on our brain's protective layer: the blood brain barrier.

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·April 10, 2023·3 min read

Mint Flavor Makes Vape Juice More Toxic and Damaging to Lungs

Mint-flavored vaping juice produces more vapor particles and is associated with worse lung function in those who vape.

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·April 18, 2022·5 min read

Vaping Alters Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs, and Colon

Daily vaping of pod-based e-cigarettes alters inflammatory states across multiple organs, including the brain. The effects vary depending upon the vape flavors and influence how the body responds to infections. Mint vapes, for example, leave people more sensitive to the effects of bacterial pneumonia than mango flavoring.

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·August 9, 2021·4 min read

Vaping Just Once Raises Oxidative Stress Levels in Nonsmokers, Increasing Disease Risk

A single time vaping increases oxidative stress levels up to four times in non-smokers.

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·June 23, 2021·5 min read

Flavored E-Cigarettes May Affect the Brain Differently Than Non-Flavored

Flavored e-cigarette tobacco engages the taste system, while non-flavored vaped nicotine triggers the brain's reward system in a similar way observed when people smoke traditional cigarettes.

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·March 17, 2021·4 min read

Electronic Cigarettes Help Smokers With Schizophrenia Quit

Between 60-90% of people with schizophrenia smoke, compared to between 15-24% of the general population. A new study found 40% of those with schizophrenia stopped smoking traditional cigarettes after 12 weeks of switching to e-cigarettes. Researchers also reported a significant number of participants sustained their reduction in smoking or completely stopped smoking at the end of the 12-week study.

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·January 4, 2021·4 min read

Vaping Combined With Smoking Is Likely as Harmful as Smoking Cigarettes Alone

Mixing traditional cigarettes with vaping products is as detrimental to health as smoking cigarettes alone, a new study reports.

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·December 28, 2020·6 min read

Vaping Could Cloud Your Thoughts

Adults and adolescents who use vaping products are more likely to experience problems with concentration, memory, and decision making than their peers who don't vape or smoke. Those who began vaping before age 14 are more likely to experience "mental fog" as they develop into adulthood.

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·September 16, 2020·4 min read

Nicotine Vapor More Rewarding for Adolescents Than Adults

Study shows adolescents find vaping nicotine more rewarding than adults, and do so after shorter exposure. The findings may explain why vaping is so popular in the teenage demographic.

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·August 3, 2020·3 min read

Green Apple Flavor in Vapes Enhances Nicotine Reward

Common green apple flavorant farnesene enhances nicotine reward in mouse models. The flavorant is also rewarding on its own. Researchers say with or without nicotine, flavored vapes, especially those containing farnesene, pose potential neurological risks, including addiction.

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Tobacco Use Linked to Higher Depression and Anxiety

Flavored Vapes Trigger Reward Centers Even Without Nicotine

Probing E-Cig and Alcohol’s Joint Assault on the Blood-Brain Barrier

Mint Flavor Makes Vape Juice More Toxic and Damaging to Lungs

Vaping Alters Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs, and Colon

Vaping Just Once Raises Oxidative Stress Levels in Nonsmokers, Increasing Disease Risk

Flavored E-Cigarettes May Affect the Brain Differently Than Non-Flavored

Electronic Cigarettes Help Smokers With Schizophrenia Quit

Vaping Combined With Smoking Is Likely as Harmful as Smoking Cigarettes Alone

Vaping Could Cloud Your Thoughts

Nicotine Vapor More Rewarding for Adolescents Than Adults

Green Apple Flavor in Vapes Enhances Nicotine Reward

AI Brain Model Reveals How Fear Works in Real Life

Blood Transfusions May Accelerate Alzheimer’s Progression

Boosting Sleep Ripples Helps Preserve Memories Normally Forgotten

Stress Levels Predict Cannabis Use

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