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Vaping
By: Zyngaru Date: April 9, 2025, 9:18 am
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Sidenote: I currently have a grand-nephew in the clutches of
vaping. He has been doing it for years starting in middle
school and nothing seems to work getting him off it. He vaped in
school. He has a court date approaching. My question is vaping
addicting like cigarettes and if so, is there rehab for vaping?
Not that this information will help my grand-nephew, his parents
won't take the lead on anything, to help their son. It's going
to take jail time for him. And that may only work if he can't
get hold of vapes in jail. But for information purposes, I would
like to know if anyone has family experience with this.
Especially if they know of something that does work getting kids
off vapes.
I moved this to a side discussion so as not to take away from
the BOTD that it came from.
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Re: Vaping
By: squarecutter Date: May 8, 2025, 3:38 pm
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vapes arent actually illegal are they? They wouldn't be sending
a Schoolkid Down for this would they?
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Re: Vaping
By: Zyngaru Date: May 8, 2025, 9:47 pm
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[quote author=squarecutter link=topic=3456.msg30914#msg30914
date=1746736688]
vapes arent actually illegal are they? They wouldn't be sending
a Schoolkid Down for this would they?
[/quote]
Sale/distribution of electronic cigarettes to persons under age
21 prohibited.
Ind. Code §§ 35-46-1-10(b), 35-46-1-10.2(b) (2024)
Sale of e-liquids to persons under age 21 prohibited.
Ind. Code §§ 7.1-7-5.5-1, 7.1-7-6-5, 7.1-7-6-2.1, 35-46-1-10(b),
35-46-1-10.2(b) (2024)
Possession/purchase of an electronic cigarette or e-liquid by
persons under age 21 prohibited.
Ind. Code § 35-46-1-10.5(a) (2024)
My 15-year-old Grand Nephew is currently under house arrest with
an ankle bracelet. He is a repeat offender. I did expect the
judge to go harder on him.
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Re: Vaping
By: Jack Date: May 9, 2025, 2:22 pm
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In Texas, underage vaping is only a class C misdemeanor and
carries a $100 fine, though I'm not sure how they deal with
repeat offenders. However, the Texas legislature, in their
infinite wisdom, decided to require any public school student
caught vaping to be transferred to a DAEP campus.
What people forget, however, is that vaping can also be done
with THC products, which are considered illegal drugs. In
Texas, possession of THC can be considered a felony.
I keep saying 'in Texas' because I don't know what Indiana law
says.
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Re: Vaping
By: David M. Katz Date: May 9, 2025, 7:04 pm
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Z, even if no support groups or programs exist for vaping, a
professional therapist should be able to help. I am not sure of
your GN's financial or insurance situation but most are covered
by insurance including state Medicaid programs.
Maybe being grounded by the court (essentially that is what has
happened) will wake him up.
If possible, find a professional. The kid needs help not
criminal penalties.
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Re: Vaping
By: Zyngaru Date: May 9, 2025, 10:35 pm
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=3456.msg30921#msg30921
date=1746818539]
What people forget, however, is that vaping can also be done
with THC products, which are considered illegal drugs. In
Texas, possession of THC can be considered a felony.
I keep saying 'in Texas' because I don't know what Indiana law
says.
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THC is his vape of choice. But he will stick anything in that
thing that will get him high. He steals it. He steals money to
get it. He stays high (If that is the right word for being on
THC) as much as he can. Even at school. So, he has been doing
this for 4/5 years now. Been in trouble with the school/law and
home so many times we have lost count. When I say repeat
offender, I mean forever offender. But yes, multiple times he
could have been charged with felonies. So far, he has stayed
out of jail. Not sure how.
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Re: Vaping
By: Zyngaru Date: May 9, 2025, 10:48 pm
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[quote author=David M. Katz link=topic=3456.msg30925#msg30925
date=1746835495]
Z, even if no support groups or programs exist for vaping, a
professional therapist should be able to help. I am not sure of
your GN's financial or insurance situation but most are covered
by insurance including state Medicaid programs.
Maybe being grounded by the court (essentially that is what has
happened) will wake him up.
If possible, find a professional. The kid needs help not
criminal penalties.
[/quote]
He has been, or should I say he was supposed to go to therapy
many different times with many different therapists. We have
two separate organizations in town plus the school counselors.
None have worked because frankly, he likes what he is doing and
the lifestyle he is living. That is what is so painful. He
doesn't want to change because he likes it the way it is.
I agree he needs help, but when he doesn't want and will not
accept help, what is there to do? What I am concerned about is
that the court/legal apparatus is waiting until he turns 16 and
then they are going to send him away as an adult.
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