The new way some year 12 students are trying to get through their exams

It’s been reported year 12 students who vape are having to wear nicotine patches so they can get through their exams.

Associate professor and principal research fellow at Melbourne School of psychological sciences, Michelle Jongenelis, says experts have heard of students who are as young as 12 who vape.

“It doesn’t surprise me that we’re now getting ourselves in a situation where they’re trying to get through the day without a vape,” she told Tom Elliott.

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She also says the form of nicotine in the vapes is far more addictive than regular nicotine.

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