Smoke Screen: The DEADLY Truth Behind Teen Vaping | Dr. Alicia Porter

About this episode

Dr. Alicia Porter discusses the dangers of teen vaping and its impact on adolescent health.

In a compelling fireside chat, Dr. Alicia Porter, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, addresses the alarming rise of teen vaping. She challenges the normalization of vaping, dissects its harmful components, and explores the long-term consequences on adolescent brain development. This discussion sheds light on the urgent need for awareness, policy changes, and proactive measures to safeguard the mental and physical health of teenagers. Dr Alicia Porter is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at ADDNOVA and serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the South African Society of Psychiatrists and currently holds an honorary lectureship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of the Witwatersrand. Dr Porter currently works in private practice at the ADDNOVA centre in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg. She previously served as the Clinical Head of the Child and Family Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital having completed her undergraduate medical training at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2002 and the College of Medicine of South Africa in 2010. In 2019, she furthered her expertise with a Diploma in Human Rights, Mental Health, and Law from the Indian…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Alicia Porter

Topics covered

• teen vaping
• adolescent health
• mental health
• policy changes
• vaping consequences
• brain development

Keywords

• teen vaping
• adolescent psychiatrist
• mental health
• vaping normalization
• brain development
• policy changes
• health awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADDNOVA, South African Society of Psychiatrists, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Indian Law College

Places: Blairgowrie, Johannesburg, South Africa

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