Female streamer goes crazy because of smoking e-cigarettes day and night

On the afternoon of August 21, Dr. Vu Van Hoai, Department of Substance Use and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Mental Health (under Bach Mai Hospital), said that he had just treated a female patient named X. in Hanoi who suffered from mental and behavioral disorders due to using electronic cigarettes .

The family said that the daughter is not married and lives with her parents. She is a cheerful and sociable person. After graduating from university, she opened a women's clothing store and often livestreams to sell her products.

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Doctors share about the increasing number of people who come for mental health checkups who smoke e-cigarettes

The female patient said she started using cigarettes about 8 years ago. Due to the nature of her job, which involves livestreaming and staying up late to sell products, she smoked more often. She used to smoke cigarettes, but then switched to e-cigarettes.

At first, she didn't use much, about 3-4 days to finish 1 chill pod (about 300 puffs). When she livestreamed to sell a lot, she used more, 2-3 days to finish 1 pod.

For over a year now, after breaking up with her boyfriend, X. has been using e-cigarettes regularly, using about 1 chill pod every day. In the past few months, she has been smoking e-cigarettes continuously day and night, using 2-3 chill pods every day. She is always in a state of drowsiness, lethargy, and fatigue.

Recently, she has been experiencing emotional instability, irritability, and even ordering things online for no reason and then throwing them away. She also locked herself in her room, just lying there smoking e-cigarettes, saying many unrelated things, looking dazed, and mindlessly scrolling through her phone. People around her called and asked questions, but X. didn't pay attention or responded very slowly.

"The family took the patient to the Institute of Mental Health for examination. The patient was diagnosed with mental and behavioral disorders due to the use of electronic cigarettes. After nearly 10 days of treatment with both psychological therapy and pharmaceuticals, the patient's condition gradually improved," Dr. Hoai shared.

Dr. Le Thi Thu Ha, Head of the Department of Substance Use and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, said that recently, the number of patients coming for mental health check-ups related to e-cigarettes has increased, in which many cases are only 13-14 years old and have used e-cigarettes for a long time.

"Like traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes mainly contain nicotine and a few other substances in the buffer chamber containing liquid (glycerin, propylene, carriers), flavoring agents, carriers, and even synthetic drugs. Nicotine can cause mental dependence. Glycerine can cause pneumonia. Carriers vary by brand, mainly including nitrosamine, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde, which are substances that can cause cancer," Dr. Ha warned.

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