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JonLP24

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33. Plenty of people with PTSD self medicate with drugs

Reply to rwsanders (Reply #19)

Thu Nov 14, 2019, 04:57 AM

Nov 2019

It is common for adults back from war to develop drug or alcohol problems. I don't know what to do about your situation. When I was a teen I could smoke cigarettes easily so the best is don't sell to anyone under 18 or give nicotine products to anyone under 18.

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Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 OP

Apparently it has nothing to do with flavorings TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #1

And when will San Francisco SoCalNative Nov 2019 #2

Aren't Newest Reality Nov 2019 #3

Yes. But vape juice has no flavor jberryhill Nov 2019 #9

That's a good question. Newest Reality Nov 2019 #10

The problem with "tobacco" flavor jberryhill Nov 2019 #12

True... Newest Reality Nov 2019 #13

They keep saying "but the children" when it comes to that. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #4

I used the Blu e-cigs a few years ago to quit smoking Submariner Nov 2019 #5

But, but, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2019 #8

"Meanwhile the whole legit vaping vendor community has been tarred and feathered unmercifully. " LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #7

"Why have to scoop actual coffee grounds into your coffee maker? So messy!" BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #11

Sounds great LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #15

Yup. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #16

This has been the assumption for several months now. nt yaesu Nov 2019 #14

I thought we knew this already? TeamPooka Nov 2019 #17

It seems that some appointees and others BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #18

Why are so many here celebrating this? rwsanders Nov 2019 #19

You don't need a perscription for cigarettes The Liberal Lion Nov 2019 #21

You act like this would be an isolated incident even though vaping is rampant among teens. rwsanders Nov 2019 #23

The redeeming value of vaping is twofold The Liberal Lion Nov 2019 #25

Yeah, this Withywindle Nov 2019 #31

The redeeming value is no tar. Which is why hospitals in the UK sell vaping products to patients. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #28

A 14 year old is vaping USAF Brat Nov 2019 #24

Sudafed is behind the pharmacy counter. There is no legitimate reason for flavoring or accessibilty rwsanders Nov 2019 #29

It already is age-registricted. Withywindle Nov 2019 #30

Also, "why are so many here celebrating this?" is kind of a weird question in context Withywindle Nov 2019 #32

Plenty of people with PTSD self medicate with drugs JonLP24 Nov 2019 #33

Like a week after the first reported illness The Liberal Lion Nov 2019 #20

Yup, black market THC carts... Brainfodder Nov 2019 #22

It was a theory lacking evidence Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #26

Link to DW nitpicker Nov 2019 #27