All Posts: vaping

• Understanding the Link Between Nicotine Use and Misuse of “Benzos”

  WASHINGTON (February 26, 2020) — Studies have correlated a relationship between smoking or vaping nicotine with misuse of other substances, such as alcohol and prescription drugs. Lately, misuse of prescription benzodiazepines (such as alprazolam or Xanax, and diazepam or Valium) has also been linked to nicotine use. These connections have all been statistically derived — […]

  Category: News Release Tags: nicotine, smoking, substance use disorder, vaping

• As Vaping Increased in Popularity, Use of Cigarettes Declined

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 20, 2018) — A comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth and young adults finds that cigarette smoking dramatically decreased between 2013 and 2017 just as e-cigarette use became more popular. The study, published in the journal Tobacco Control, looked at five different U.S. population-level surveys that covered […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, e-cigarettes, smoking, vaping