Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving youth or young adult users. Seizures or convulsions are known potential side effects of nicotine toxicity and have been reported in the scientific […]
The Food and Drug Administration issued a much-anticipated policy that is designed to restrict how and where flavored e-cigarettes are sold — an effort to combat what the agency’s commissioner has called “an epidemic” of underage vaping. The initiative, a top priority of departing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, would limit sales of fruity and kid-friendly vaping products […]
The 2019 Minnesota Social Service Association Training Conference kicked off in Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 20th. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the first day and listen to the keynote speaker, Kevin Hines. Kevin Hines is a brain/mental health advocate, award-winning global speaker, best selling author and documentary filmmaker who reaches audiences […]
March 11, 2019 Adi Jaffe, Ph. D. Is addiction a biological disease that is driven by environmental factors or not? It will come as no surprise to you that childhood trauma, particularly unresolved trauma, can lead to mental health issues and addiction later in life. While less was known about the specific correlation in decades […]
With the enactment of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, the federal government removed industrial hemp, as well as its derivatives, extracts, and cannabinoids, from the definition of marijuana. It will now be lawful to grow and process industrial hemp as long as it and any resulting products do not contain more than 0.3 percent […]
How much do you know about vaping? Here are five things you need to know as a parent about vaping. The Source of the “Smoke”: E-cigarettes contain a vaporizer and nicotine cartridge that produce an aerosolized mixture of flavored liquids and nicotine, which is inhaled by the user. Nothing is burned, so no smoke is actually […]