The Teen Brain: How Addiction is More Common Than You Think
Many teens truly don’t understand the implications of addiction. It is common for them to think nicotine is only dangerous because it's a gateway to cigarettes or lung problems. However, the issues aren’t confined to just that. Nicotine affects brain development and causes addiction to happen faster than expected. They use phrases such as “it’s just nicotine” or “it’s not that bad since it’s not a cigarette”, especially with the seemingly harmless fruit-flavored marketing scheme luring the...