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Zusatztext Praise for How to Help the One You Love by Brad Lamm: “The deeply dedicated counselor presents a four- step method based in his experiences on both sides of the process. . . . As a thorough guide to helping substance abusers find help, this makes a valuable addition to the self- help shelves.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Informationen zum Autor Brad Lamm, CIP; Foreword by Mehmet Oz, MD Klappentext The first-ever book on how to quit vaping will help you stop for good and improve your lung health. Vaping has become an urgent public health crisis. Almost 15 million Americans not only are consuming concentrations of nicotine more potent and addictive than traditional cigarettes, but they also are inhaling deadly carcinogens such as formaldehyde, benzene, and propylene glycol, an ingredient in anti-freeze. Vapers are dying, health professionals are sounding the alarm, and parents are struggling to help their addicted teenagers. Certified interventionist Brad Lamm debunks the myths spread by the thriving e-cigarette industry and its supporters, revealing the truth about the effects of inhaling these highly dangerous aerosols. Then he offers a step-by-step blueprint to break free of its grip. This simple, 28-day program provides specific actions to take, day by day, as you free yourself from nicotine addiction. Key information and special considerations throughout help and guide parents of young vapers through the process as well. Learn how to create a quit plan, build a support team, follow a detox, change your inner dialogue, manage your cravings, and become a non-vaper. The plan offers a rich variety of strategies, tactics, hacks, exercises, research, and inspiring stories of people who have quit the habit using Lamm's proven program. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE Part One Lies and Facts Myths and Truths In May 2018, a thirty-eight-year-old man was vaping at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, when the device's battery exploded. Metal fragments from his vape pen shot into his skull, killing him instantly and igniting a fire at the same time, according to the St. Petersburg deputy fire marshal, as quoted in a CNBC article on the deadly event. It was the first vaping accident fatality in America. Officials attributed the malfunction to a drop-in battery called the 18650. Certain types of e-cigs called mechanical mods, which allow vapers to control the intensity of their vaping experiences, use this battery. Vapers have to remove the 18650s and recharge them regularly. Repeatedly removing this battery from and reinserting it into vaping devices or chargers can damage its insulating wrapper, compromising the safety of the battery and increasing the risk of explosion. If a vaper draws too much power off the 18650 or if it's damaged, metal-on-metal contact can cause it to explode. Because it allows users to throttle the power level, the 18650 has grown popular among hard-core vapers, and despite the risk of death, a robust secondary market for it exists online, particularly on auction sites. As with many products like this sold in secondary forums, you don't know exactly what you're buying. The batteries could be counterfeit or refurbished and fail. Nor did the St. Petersburg death represent a one-in-a-billion freak occurrence. Similar tragic outcomes have befallen other vapers. In January 2019, the e-cig of a Texas man exploded, shooting a shard of metal into his neck, severing an artery, and killing him, too. He was just twenty-four years old. His name was William Eric Brown. Calamities like this and the shock and grief they bring continue to dominate headlines. Truth Initiative, America's largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to eradicating tobacco use, has been tracking vaping injuries reported by hospitals and burn centers. "Defective, poorly manufactured, and impro...
