The dark cloud of recreational drugs and vaping.
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are increasing in popularity with 19% of UK smokers reporting to have used them. The ability to regulate the evaporation temperature in newer electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) facilitates the potential for use of these devices to 'vape' cannabis, novel psychoactive substances (NPS) and other recreational drugs. Vaping cannabis does have the potential to reduce tobacco use and combustible cannabis/tobacco-related disease, but with over one-third of UK adults reporting life-time use of recreational drugs and increasing e-cigarette uptake in adolescent groups the misuse of these devices poses a serious potential public health risk. Further work is therefore urgently required to inform the appropriate treatment and primary prevention strategies for this emerging issue.
Emergency Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH.|Clinical Toxicology Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH.
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Clinical Toxicology Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH.|Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK.
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Clinical Toxicology Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH.|Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK.
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D063386:Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002188:Cannabis; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D000074606:Smoking Prevention / Q000379:methods; D000072137:Vaping / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D063386:Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists; D013287:Illicit Drugs