Nicotine and the Adolescent Brain
Thu, May 22
|Edwards
Join us to learn about how nicotine consumption among adolescents has changed in the past ten years with the emergence of products such as "podmod's" and nicotine pouches. Jim Pavlik, MA, NCTTP will discuss the risks of nicotine addiction and its role in developing other mental health conditions.
Time & Location
May 22, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Edwards, 150 Miller Ranch Rd, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
About the Event
In 2015 electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) have overtaken conventional cigarette smoking as the principal way that adolescents consume nicotine. And in 2016 the world was introduced to Juul and the wave of similar “podmod” products that followed. In just the past couple years, Zyn and other nicotine pouches are rapidly gaining popularity. These products are causing a sea change in the tobacco use landscape and leading many to wonder what, if any, harm nicotine itself poses, especially in the minds of those most vulnerable to adopting these new technologies: our young people. In this presentation Jim Pavlik, Sr. Program & Policy Analyst at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus’ Behavioral Health & Wellness Program, will discuss the significant risk of addiction nicotine poses and the role that nicotine addiction plays in developing future addictions and other mental health conditions.
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