Recently, the Institute of Mental Health (Bach Mai Hospital) has received a case of a patient suffering from mental disorders due to the abuse of electronic cigarettes mixed with marijuana.

26 -year -old patient, an office worker, 5 months from the hospital's time to argue with his wife.After the conflict, his wife left her grandmother and filed a divorce.

Facing the definitive action that wanted to break up with his wife, the patient fell into a state of boredom, did not want to talk, communicate with anyone.

Male patient said, during this time, the patient could not focus on working, making the work also "downhill".The patient was only worried about divorce.This is also the reason why the male patient looks pessimistic, gloomy, and the patient's night sleep is difficult to sleep.

According to the patient, one night he only slept for 3-4 hours, slept deeply, eating less delicious.

To relieve the above emotions, the patient used marijuana to make electronic cigarette essential oil to smoke.The patient sat smoking all night, then falling asleep in bed all in the morning, quitting.The patient's mother discovered and forced the patient to smoke but the patient did not listen, the family took the patient to the mental health hospital for treatment.

Exploiting a history of disease detecting that patients who had previously hid their parents to use cigarettes while studying in high school to relieve learning pressure.Going to college, the patient has access to electronic cigarettes.At first the patient only tried it.However, after use, the patient feels comfortable, so he switches to smoking electronic cigarettes.

In the last year of college, the patient was bored because he broke up with his lover, so he smoked an electronic cigarette mixed with marijuana.

Especially, after graduating from university and working at a private company, a lot of stressful work, patients with pressure to complete KPI, so they smoked electronic cigarettes with extra marijuana essential oils about 20-25time/day.The patient appears mental disorders, insomnia, irritability, smashing things.The family found that the patient had abnormal signs, so he went to the doctor and treated.

MSc Nguyen Thanh Long, Institute of Mental Health (Bach Mai Hospital)It is said that the male patient was diagnosed with mental disorders due to the use of marijuana.The use of electronic cigarettes mixed with marijuana will cause addictive, leading to hallucinations and many other body diseases.

According to Dr. Long, this is the 2nd hospital for patient.After being used, psychotherapy intervention on the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes and marijuana combined with family advice, currently, on the 4th day of treatment, the patient's mood has improved.The patient is less bored, has cooperated to treat and eat and sleep more.

Unpredictable harm of electronic cigarettes

BSCK II.Vu Van Hoai, the unit uses substance and behavior medicine, mental health institute - Bach Mai Hospitalsaid the use of electronic cigarettes tends to rise rapidly in young people.The main reason for young people to use electronic cigarettes is curious, intention to quit smoking or reduce smoking ...

The increasing rate of using electronic cigarettes carries unpredictable dangers.

“The use of electronic cigarettes can cause serious consequences for physical and mental health for users;can lead to death ”,Doctor Hoai recommends.

Dr. Hoai added more in electronic cigarettes with EC liquid, containing high concentration of liquid nicotine.The use of high concentrations of nicotine is related to poisoning, can be life -threatening and death.Using nicotine often leads to symptoms including headaches, depression, discomfort, anxiety and decline in concentration.

"In addition, the use of electronic cigarettes easily makes users addicted to other addictive substances such as marijuana.", Doctor Hoai informed.