This Is So Awkward

Dolly Klock on Zyn, Vapes and Nicotine

Nicotine ranks up there with heroin and cocaine on the list of most addictive substances. And yet it has been folded into daily routine life, making it a substance that is both abused and normalized. We dive into the delivery devices for nicotine – explaining the evolution from cigarettes to smokeless tobacco in the form of vapes, chew, and nicotine pouches – and then examine why this substance works differently in developing tween and teen brains. 

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Episode Resources:
Adolessons 
Huberman Lab podcast on nicotine
Big Vape documentary
NY Times article on Zynfluencers
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