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Psychology

Trinity College

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2021

Depression

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Nicotine And Cannabis Vaping Among College Students: Factors Associated With Initiation, Patterns Of Use, And Dependency, Asa Wint Apr 2021

Nicotine And Cannabis Vaping Among College Students: Factors Associated With Initiation, Patterns Of Use, And Dependency, Asa Wint

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Vaping has become a common method to consume nicotine and cannabis on college campuses across the United States. Between 2017 and 2019 there was a significant increase in the prevalence of both nicotine (6% to 22%) and cannabis vaping (5% to 14%) among college students. As of 2019, there were over 2,000 vaping-associated lung injuries or deaths and recent data suggest nicotine vaping was associated with greater risk of contracting COVID-19. In the present study, I examined data from an online survey of seven colleges and universities across the US (N=2160) to determine the prevalence of nicotine vaping, …