Virtual 2021

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Orphan childhood disease: nicotine and cannabis addiction

Symposium
Chairs: J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland)
Aims: To review the epidemiology and trends of tobacco, e-cigarette and cannabis use worldwide, highlighting the combinatorial use of these products and multiple delivery devices; to discuss the context of and motivation for cannabis use among young people; to explain the definition of problematic cannabis use and current evidence about cannabis psychoactivity and the impact of early cannabis use in the immature brains of children and teenagers; to review the types and effectiveness of preventative measures and treatments for nicotine and cannabis use among young people; to present evidence about the health effects of cannabis and e-cigarettes in young people and the implications for lung development and function; to stress the need for effective regulation to prevent young people accessing these products and being exposed to related marketing.

What are kids experimenting with? Epidemiology and trends of tobacco use and mental effects of nicotine and cannabis use C. Pisinger (Frederiksberg, Denmark)
The effect of e-cigarette vapour on the lungs of adolescents and young people I. Jaspers (Chapel Hill, United States of America)
Effects of nicotine and cannabis on chronic respiratory diseases of children E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Nicotine and cannabis use among teenagers: from prevention to treatment. What works? A. Dilektasli (Bursa, Turkey)
Discussion and Q&A