Smoking e-cigarettes mixed with marijuana causes mental disorders in young men

On November 18, M.D. Nguyen Thanh Long, Institute of Mental Health, said the patient was diagnosed with behavioral mental disorder due to marijuana use. Using e-cigarettes mixed with marijuana will cause addiction, leading to delusional and hallucinatory disorders and many other physical diseases.

This is this patient’s second hospitalization. Before that, in his final year of college, he was bored because he broke up with his lover, so he smoked e-cigarettes mixed with marijuana. After going to work, the job was stressful, the patient smoked the above drug about 20-25 times a day, then mental disorders, insomnia, irritability, breaking things appeared, and his family took him to the hospital. examination and treatment hospital.

Currently, after receiving medication and psychotherapeutic intervention, the patient’s mood has improved. The man was less bored, cooperated with treatment and was able to eat and sleep.

E-cigarette use is increasing rapidly among young people. The main reason why young people use e-cigarettes is curiosity, or the intention to quit or reduce smoking, so they often use e-cigarettes instead.

“Using electronic cigarettes, especially mixing substances such as drugs, marijuana… can cause serious consequences for physical and mental health, even leading to death,” BSCK II. Vu Van Hoai, Substance Use and Behavioral Medicine Unit, Institute of Mental Health, said.

Using nicotine – the main ingredient in e-cigarettes – often leads to symptoms of headaches, depression, irritability, anxiety, increased appetite and impaired concentration. In addition, smokers are at risk of becoming addicted to other drugs such as marijuana.

According to data from the Ministry of Public Security, in the first 6 months of 2024, related to e-cigarettes containing drugs, police nationwide discovered, arrested, and prosecuted 35 cases with 83 defendants; Handled 24 cases of 31 criminals buying, selling, transporting, storing, and using e-cigarettes containing drugs. New cigarettes were not only smuggled into Vietnam, but also appeared from a business that imported components, essential oils and organized processing and production in large quantities.