ReviewAdvances in drug and alcohol research2023
E-cigarettes may serve as a gateway to conventional cigarettes and other addictive drugs.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- "Cannabis Green Wave" versus "Nicotine Freeze": the regulatory paradox of cannabis liberalization and nicotine prohibition.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Development of a nose-poke restricted vaporized cocaine self-administration model in mice.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Dual E-Cigarette Users Show Nicotine Addiction Risk Alleles and Nuclear Abnormalities in Oral Epithelial Cells.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Electronic Cigarette Usage and Psychological Distress: Insights from University Students Amidst the Armed Conflict in Southern Thailand.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effectiveness of online smoking prevention program for adolescents in South Korea: a comparative analysis with traditional education.Korean journal of family medicine · 2026Article
- The mediating role of relative harm perception in the association between social media marketing exposure-engagement patterns and e-cigarette use behaviors: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Exploring youth vaping in New Zealand intermediate and high schools: a mixed-methods study protocol.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations Between Electronic Vapor Product Use and Prescription Opioid Misuse Among High School Students in the United States; A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prospective associations of subjective and objective neighborhood disadvantage with cannabis and nicotine vaping among Southern California adolescents.Health & place · 2025Article
- Depression or anxiety disorder moderates the relationship between smoking status and e-cigarette use status: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Patterns and Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Initiation and Transition Among University Students in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Large-Scale Profiling of Coding and Long Noncoding Transcriptomes in the Hippocampus of Mice Acutely Exposed to Vaporized CBD or THC.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Multi-channel marketing exposure and psychoactive substance use in e-cigarettes: a cross-sectional study of Polish adolescents and young adults.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a neuroscience informed psychoeducation intervention on cognitive, emotional, and substance use outcomes in college students: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Interest in Quitting and Utilizing Quitline Services Among Long-Term E-Cigarette Users.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Oral health effects of tobacco and e-cigarettes in Madinah.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
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- Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among people who smoke and smoking relapse among people who previously smoked and now use e-cigarettes: findings from a UK-based mixed methods study.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of e-cigarettes among young adults in Cape Town, South Africa: Insights from focus groups to inform regulations and prevention strategies.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Article
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Abstract
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are devices that allow the user to inhale nicotine in a vapor, and are primarily marketed as a means of quitting smoking and a less harmful replacement for traditional cigarette smoking. However, further research is needed to determine if vaping nicotine via e-cigarettes can be effective. Conversely, nicotine has been considered a gateway drug to alcohol and other addictive drugs and e-cigarettes containing nicotine may have the same effects. Previous reports have shown that e-cigarette use may open the gate for the use of other drugs including conventional cigarettes, cannabis, opioids, etc. The increasing prevalence of e-cigarettes, particularly among youth and adolescents in the last decade have led to an increase in the dual use of e-cigarettes with alcohol, cannabis, and other illicit drug use like heroin and 3-4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). The advent of e-cigarettes as a device to self-administer addictive agents such as cocaine and synthetic cathinones may bring about additional adverse health effects associated with their concurrent use. This review aims to briefly describe e-cigarettes and their different generations, and their co-use with other addictive drugs as well as the use of the device as a tool to self-administer addictive drugs, such as cocaine, etc.
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