Health Risks of Vaping
In this video, filmed at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) National Conference in New Orleans, Laura Searcy, MN, APRN, PPCNP-BC; board chair of the Cobb Community Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse, past president of NAPNAP, discusses health risks with vaping, or use of e-cigarettes, and how they compare with tobacco cigarettes.
In this video, filmed at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) National Conference in New Orleans, Laura Searcy, MN, APRN, PPCNP-BC; board chair of the Cobb Community Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse, past president of NAPNAP, discusses health risks with vaping, or use of e-cigarettes, and how they compare with tobacco cigarettes.
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Laura Searcy, MN, APRN, PPCNP-BC:We know that vaping products are not harmless, and this is the fine point that is being missed by the public. The public is being misled by a lot of advertising that speaks of vaping products as harmless, as healthy, as safe, as better and safer than tobacco products.
While a person who completely switches from smoking to vaping is going to remove a whole list of carcinogens, and nasty tar, and nasty chemicals from the combustible cigarettes, we do know that the vaping aerosols can contain a variety of substances, including formaldehyde, heavy metals, fine particulates, as well as the nicotine.
Treating Anxiety in Children and Teens Who Present Comorbidities
June 8th 2020Susan Van Cleve, Clinical Professor and Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program Director, University of Iowa College of Nursing, discusses how to identify and treat anxiety in children and teens who present comorbidities.
