in this episode, the whole family - Jan, Beth, and Joey - talk about nicotine. Jan used nicotine (among other things) and tells Joey it was the hardest drug to quit. Joey talks about the prevalence of nicotine and vaping in schools and suggests ways that parents can help their kids if they get into vaping. 

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RESOURCES: 

Here are some resources for teens and others who are struggling right now: 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 800-273-8255 - 24/7 

Lifeline Chat: https://Suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat - 24/7 

Teen Line: call 310-855-HOPE   6-10pm PST  Or text TEEN to 839863  Talk to other trained teens 

Youthline:  call 877-968-8491   4-10pm PST   Or text Teen2Teen to 839863. 

Need2Text: text TALK to 38255    24/7 

 

And here are some resources for therapy, coaching, and counseling: 

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling 

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/ 

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ 

 

NICOTINE INFO: 

Truth Initiative: Inspiring Lives Free from Smoking, Vaping, and Nicotine - https://truthinitiative.org/our-top-issues/vaping-issue 

The Vaping Fix podcast - https://wondery.com/shows/the-vaping-fix/ 

 

TIME STAMPS: 

2:07 Jan’s experience with nicotine 

6:04 Jan’s experience quitting meth v quitting nicotine 

6:53 Nicotine ads 9:30 Big Tobacco 

10:50 Names of vape products 

12:20 Difference between smoking and vaping 

14:05 Vaping system costs 

17:50 Why do people use nicotine 

19:30 Using nicotine without getting addicted 

20:10 Downsides of using nicotine 

21:00 How kids procure nicotine 

22:37 Nicotine then and now 

26:57 Peer pressure 

30:15 How Joey and Jan got off nicotine 

40:00 Preventing kids from starting using nicotine

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