Gwen Levitt – Facts and Fiction: The True Story on Electronic Cigarettes

The growing popularity of vaping has raised concerns about the potential dangers of electronic cigarettes. Dr. Gwen Levitt discusses the effects, hazards, and myths about these devices.

Objectives:

• Distinguish the current information about electronic cigarettes and nicotine liquid
• Know how nicotine effects the body
• Mitigate the impact of accidental and deliberate ingestion of nicotine liquid

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Gwen Levitt, DO is an attending psychiatrist and Director of Research at Maricopa Integrated Health System’s Department of Psychiatry. She also has a private practice in forensic psychiatry focusing on criminal and guardianship matters. She has been practicing in Phoenix since her completion of residency at Maricopa Integrated health System in 1994. Dr. Levitt has had a wide- range of experiences in the field of psychiatry including correctional care, utilization management, hospital administration and, of course direct patient care. Her career has been dedicated to the Seriously Mentally Ill population.

Dr. Levitt has no disclosures.