Electronic cigarettes and the risk of mental disorders in young people

The use of electronic cigarettes is increasingly popular among young people today, but few people know that this can have serious impacts on physical and mental health.

MSc. Nguyen Thanh Long, Institute of Mental Health, Bach Mai Hospital shared the case of patient NVC (26 years old), an office worker, suffering from mental disorder due to e-cigarette abuse.

Using e-cigarettes can have serious consequences for physical and mental health, and can even lead to death.

About 5 months before being admitted to the hospital, Mr. C. had a conflict with his wife, leading to divorce. Since then, he fell into a state of depression, did not want to communicate, often thought about divorce, causing him to lose sleep, eat poorly and feel that life became pessimistic.

To relieve his negative emotions, he started mixing marijuana with e-cigarette oil and smoking it continuously. This lasted all night, making him unable to work and falling asleep in bed. Although his mother found out and asked him to quit smoking, he did not listen, forcing his family to take him to the Mental Health Institute for treatment.

According to MSc. Nguyen Thanh Long, patient NVC was diagnosed with a mental disorder due to marijuana use. Previously, he had used cigarettes since high school to relieve stress, and then was exposed to e-cigarettes during his university years.

Initially just experimenting, he gradually switched to using e-cigarettes regularly. In recent months, to relieve work stress and emotional problems, he used e-cigarettes mixed with cannabis oil 20-25 times/day, leading to serious mental disorders such as insomnia, anger, anger and breaking things.

BSCKII. Vu Van Hoai, Department of Substance Use and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Mental Health warned that e-cigarettes are increasingly becoming a popular choice among young people, with the main reasons being curiosity, more diverse flavors than traditional cigarettes, or to support smoking cessation.

However, using e-cigarettes can have serious consequences for physical and mental health, and can even lead to death.

E-cigarettes contain high concentrations of liquid nicotine, which can lead to poisoning and death if used improperly.

Nicotine is also addictive, causing users to feel anxious, depressed, and have difficulty quitting. In particular, e-cigarettes easily combine with other addictive substances such as marijuana, increasing the likelihood of marijuana addiction by 3.5 times.

Dr. Hoai also noted that the use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine not only increases the risk of nicotine addiction but also easily leads to mental illness, especially when users inhale cannabis essential oils through e-cigarettes. This form is becoming one of the popular ways to consume cannabis among young people today.

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