Vaping Addiction

Vaping is a relatively new form of addiction and whilst it was primarily designed to help smokers quit smoking cigarettes, recent data suggests there are now approximately 68 million e-cigarette users throughout the world. Whilst there is evidence that e-cigarettes offer the tobacco smoker a safer option to their traditional smoking habit, the worrying factor is that many previously non-smokers and youngsters are taking up the habit and becoming addicted to nicotine one of the worlds most a highly addictive substances.

When nicotine is inhaled through vaping it causes the release of  a chemical called dopamine which in turn causes  a mood-altering change to the brain which provides a similar feeling  to a high  that make the user seek further highs by continuing to vape. Inhaled vape delivers nicotine to the brain within 20 seconds which is far  quicker than one inhalation of a traditional cigarette. 

Withdrawal symptoms are quite easy to identify, they  include  feelings of anxiety, trouble sleeping, poor concentration and generally feeling irritable.  Whilst these symptoms will present a challenge to anyone trying to quit, the good news is that within two to four weeks after giving up many people find that they disappear altogether. 

Here at Addictions Away, we help you to explore and identify the reasons behind your vaping  addiction  and understand more clearly your emotional dependency on vaping  to cope with life’s ups and downs. This will allow us to deliver the most appropriate form of therapy tailored to your unique circumstances.  Throughout your entire journey on the road to recovery our fully qualified and registered therapist will work closely alongside you, thus ensuring the best possible outcome. We offer confidential on-line and in person therapy services regulated by The British Standards Authority, provided at one of our therapy suites located throughout North Wales and Cheshire.

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