People are documenting their journeys and sharing tips on TikTok about how to quit vaping, including what to expect during nicotine withdrawal.
Catherine Gordon, 21, who is alsoquitting nicotine for New Year’s, explains how the marketing of nicotine products influenced her decision to try vaping.
“I did see ads on both social media and TV, which influenced my decision to vape in the first place. The ads also made vaping seem like a cool thing to do,” Gordon told BuzzFeed News. “The flavors play a huge part in people buying vapes! There are so many ‘good’ flavors that people want to try, increasing the number of vapes being sold. Personally, the flavors of the vapes were what first originally had me try them. They were appealing and didn’t sound as bad as cigarettes.
Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza, a board-certified psychiatrist in adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry and addiction medicine at the Inova Kellar Center in Virginia, told BuzzFeed News how the addictive qualities of nicotine can affect users' psychological state. “My own experience working with patients recovering from opioid use disorder aligns with this; that getting them off nicotine is often harder than stopping opioids. Nicotine exits the body quickly and withdrawal symptoms of irritability, worsened mood, anxiety, concentration/memory issues come about shortly and are readily observable, and are resolved with taking in more nicotine,” Mirza said.
Although withdrawal can be different for each person, almost everyone will have some form of symptoms from nicotine withdrawal. Some
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