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Everything‌‌We‌‌Know‌‌About‌‌the‌‌Dangers‌‌of‌‌Vaping,‌‌JUULing‌‌& ‌‌
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The‌‌trend‌‌of‌‌vaping‌‌has‌‌not‌‌spread‌‌so‌‌much‌‌as‌‌it‌‌has‌‌exploded‌‌in‌‌recent‌‌years.‌‌While‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌
 
used‌‌to‌‌be‌‌reserved‌‌for‌‌pack-a-day‌‌cigarette‌‌smokers‌‌desperate‌‌to‌‌quit‌‌the‌‌dangerous‌‌habit,‌‌  
e-cigarettes,‌‌JUULing,‌‌and‌‌vaping‌‌are‌‌now‌‌all‌‌the‌‌rage‌‌for‌‌young‌‌people‌‌across‌‌the‌‌United‌‌States.‌‌ 
Usage‌‌rates‌‌have‌i‌ncreased‌‌by‌‌‌over‌‌75%‌‌just‌‌in‌‌high‌‌school‌‌students,‌‌and‌‌it’s‌‌becoming‌‌a‌‌national‌‌
 
issue‌‌as‌‌more‌‌troubling‌‌data‌‌is‌‌uncovered.‌  ‌

The‌‌main‌‌danger‌‌of‌‌vaping‌‌as‌‌a‌‌whole‌‌is‌‌that‌‌the‌‌long-term‌‌effects‌‌are‌‌largely‌‌unknown,‌‌and‌‌could‌‌be‌‌  
devastating‌‌to‌‌people’s‌‌health.‌‌New‌‌studies‌‌and‌‌information‌‌are‌‌emerging‌‌on‌‌this‌‌topic‌‌all‌‌the‌‌time,‌‌  
but‌‌as‌ ‌of‌‌right‌‌now,‌‌this‌‌is‌‌the‌‌most‌‌recent‌‌data‌‌on‌‌the‌‌e-cigarette‌‌trend‌‌that‌‌has‌‌swept‌‌across‌‌the‌‌
 
globe.‌  ‌

What‌‌is‌‌Vaping?‌  ‌
In‌‌technical‌‌terms,‌v‌ aping‌‌‌is‌‌inhaling‌‌and‌‌exhaling‌‌aerosol‌‌produced‌‌by‌‌an‌‌e-cigarette‌‌or‌‌vape‌‌pen.‌‌ 
The‌‌term‌‌comes‌‌from‌‌the‌‌point‌‌that‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌do‌‌not‌‌produce‌‌smoke,‌‌but‌‌instead‌‌the‌‌aerosol‌‌which‌‌  
is‌‌clear‌‌and‌‌seems‌‌like‌‌a‌‌good‌‌alternative‌‌to‌‌tobacco‌‌smoke.‌‌However,‌‌as‌‌usage‌‌rises,‌‌it’s‌‌becoming‌‌  
more‌‌clear‌‌that‌‌vaping‌‌carries‌‌its‌‌own‌‌health‌‌risks,‌‌and‌‌worse,‌‌we‌‌don’t‌‌have‌‌a‌‌clear‌‌picture‌‌of‌‌exactly‌‌
 
what‌‌they‌‌are.‌  ‌

Originally,‌‌vaping‌‌was‌‌designed‌‌for‌‌people‌‌with‌‌severe‌‌smoking‌‌habits‌‌who‌‌were‌‌making‌‌an‌‌effort‌‌to‌ 
quit.‌‌The‌‌e-cigarette‌‌allowed‌‌them‌‌to‌‌experience‌‌the‌‌nicotine‌‌levels‌‌cigarette‌‌smoking‌‌offers‌‌without‌‌  
inhaling‌‌the‌‌harmful‌‌toxins‌‌and‌‌chemicals‌‌that‌‌are‌‌included‌‌in‌‌cigarettes.‌‌Vaping‌‌is‌‌healthier‌‌than‌‌  
smoking,‌‌hypothetically,‌‌since‌n ‌ icotine‌‌‌doesn’t‌‌cause‌‌cancer‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌smoking,‌‌and‌‌  
e-cigarettes‌‌do‌‌not‌‌involve‌‌actual‌‌smoke‌‌or‌‌the‌‌toxins‌‌that‌‌come‌‌with‌‌it.‌‌However,‌‌nicotine‌‌is‌‌highly‌ 
addictive,‌‌at‌‌least‌‌as‌‌difficult‌‌to‌‌give‌‌up‌‌as‌‌heroin,‌‌and‌‌that’s‌‌where‌‌the‌‌problem‌‌with‌‌vaping‌‌comes‌‌
 
into‌‌play.‌  ‌

Why‌‌Has‌‌Vaping‌‌Gotten‌‌Popular?‌  ‌
Vaping‌‌has‌‌become‌‌popular‌‌with‌‌young‌‌people‌‌for‌‌a‌‌multitude‌‌of‌‌reasons,‌‌but‌‌mostly‌‌because‌‌  
e-cigarette‌‌companies‌‌have‌‌made‌‌it‌‌their‌‌business‌‌to‌‌appeal‌‌to‌‌young‌‌people.‌‌The‌‌JUUL,‌‌for‌‌  
instance,‌‌is‌‌a‌‌sleek,‌‌aesthetically‌‌pleasing‌‌e-cigarette,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌company‌‌has‌‌also‌‌developed‌‌aerosol‌‌
 
cartridges‌‌with‌‌appealing‌‌flavors.‌‌This‌‌was‌‌all‌‌a‌‌large‌‌campaign‌‌designed‌‌to‌‌appeal‌‌to‌‌a‌‌more‌‌
 
youthful‌‌audience‌‌as‌‌smoking‌‌rates‌‌plummeted‌‌and‌‌fewer‌‌people‌‌were‌‌interested‌‌in‌‌e-cigarettes.‌  ‌

The‌‌high‌‌nicotine‌‌content‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌vaping‌‌means‌‌that‌‌kids‌‌are‌‌getting‌‌addicted‌‌to‌‌nicotine‌‌‌after‌‌ 
trying‌‌the‌‌flavored‌‌vape‌‌products‌‌that‌‌are‌‌being‌‌marketed‌‌to‌‌them.‌‌Additionally,‌‌the‌‌latest‌‌vaping‌‌  
products‌‌are‌‌easy‌‌to‌‌use‌‌discreetly,‌‌and‌‌frankly,‌‌just‌‌look‌‌cool.‌‌Kids‌‌are‌‌trying‌‌out‌‌these‌‌highly‌‌
 
addictive‌‌products‌‌that‌‌in‌‌the‌‌short‌‌term‌‌don’t‌‌seem‌‌dangerous.‌‌However,‌‌in‌‌the‌‌long‌‌term,‌‌more‌‌and‌‌  
more‌‌evidence‌‌is‌‌piling‌‌up‌‌that‌‌these‌‌products‌‌could‌‌cause‌‌major‌‌health‌‌problems.‌  ‌
Are‌‌E-Cigarettes‌‌Harmless?‌  ‌
While‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌are‌‌substantially‌‌less‌‌detrimental‌‌to‌‌your‌‌health‌‌than‌‌conventional‌‌cigarettes,‌‌they‌‌  
are‌n
‌ ot‌‌free‌‌of‌‌toxins‌.‌‌The‌‌term‌‌vaping‌‌heavily‌‌implies‌‌that‌‌users‌‌are‌‌simply‌‌inhaling‌‌the‌‌vapor,‌‌a‌‌
 
gaseous‌‌substance‌‌and‌‌nothing‌‌more.‌‌The‌‌problem‌‌is‌‌that‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌still‌‌deliver‌‌harmful‌‌chemicals‌‌  
and‌‌contain‌‌toxins.‌‌They‌‌simply‌‌contain‌‌much‌‌fewer‌‌than‌‌combustible‌‌cigarettes.‌  ‌

In‌‌addition,‌‌vaping‌‌products‌‌vary‌‌enormously‌‌across‌‌the‌‌industry.‌‌At‌‌this‌‌point,‌‌there‌‌is‌‌no‌‌typical‌‌ 
e-cigarette.‌‌While‌‌the‌‌basic‌‌technology‌‌behind‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌consistent,‌‌the‌‌actual‌‌products‌‌have‌‌different‌‌  
ingredients‌‌and‌‌hardware.‌‌They‌‌also‌‌deliver‌‌highly‌‌variable‌‌levels‌‌of‌‌both‌‌nicotine‌‌and‌‌other‌‌  
potentially‌‌toxic‌‌chemicals.‌‌The‌‌inconsistency‌‌makes‌‌it‌‌very‌‌difficult‌‌for‌‌public‌‌health‌‌  
recommendations‌‌to‌‌be‌‌made‌‌since‌‌some‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌are‌‌much‌‌less‌‌harmful‌‌than‌‌others.‌‌This‌‌is‌‌a ‌‌
major‌‌public‌‌health‌‌issue‌‌since‌‌vaping‌‌products‌‌are‌‌quite‌‌literally‌‌designed‌‌to‌‌deliver‌‌chemicals‌‌  
through‌‌inhalation.‌‌It‌‌seems‌‌crucial‌‌for‌‌safety‌‌that‌‌users‌‌know‌‌what‌‌chemicals‌‌they‌‌are‌‌actually‌‌  
inhaling.‌‌It’s‌‌this‌‌lack‌‌of‌‌education‌‌that‌‌shows‌‌public‌‌health‌‌authorities‌‌that‌‌there‌‌needs‌‌to‌‌be‌‌more‌ 
information‌‌available‌‌about‌‌which‌‌products‌‌have‌‌been‌‌reviewed‌‌for‌‌toxicity,‌‌nicotine‌‌delivery‌‌  
efficiency,‌‌and‌‌overall‌‌consumer‌‌safety.‌  ‌

The‌‌current‌‌regulatory‌‌system‌‌hasn’t‌‌caught‌‌up‌‌to‌‌the‌‌popularity‌‌of‌‌these‌‌products.‌‌There‌‌are‌‌major‌‌  
barriers‌‌to‌‌marketing‌‌products‌‌for‌‌quitting‌‌smoking‌‌or‌‌switching‌‌to‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌from‌‌conventional‌‌  
cigarettes,‌‌but‌‌almost‌‌no‌‌barriers‌‌for‌‌selling‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌as‌‌a‌‌recreational‌‌product.‌‌This‌‌means‌‌that‌‌
 
there‌‌is‌‌a‌‌major‌‌gap‌‌in‌‌regulation‌‌where‌‌these‌‌recreational‌‌products‌‌can‌‌be‌‌flooded‌‌into‌‌the‌‌market‌‌
 
without‌‌businesses‌‌having‌‌to‌‌worry‌‌about‌‌the‌‌overall‌‌safety‌‌of‌‌their‌‌products.‌  ‌

What‌‌Does‌‌Vaping‌‌Actually‌‌Do‌‌to‌‌Your‌‌
 
Body?‌  ‌
In‌‌recent‌‌reports‌‌from‌‌the‌‌CDC‌,‌‌there‌‌have‌‌been‌‌nearly‌‌200‌‌cases‌‌of‌‌e-cigarette‌‌users‌‌developing‌‌  
severe‌‌lung‌‌disease.‌‌These‌‌cases‌‌are‌‌spread‌‌across‌‌22‌‌states‌‌so‌‌far,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌number‌‌of‌‌lung‌‌injuries‌‌  
are‌‌continuing‌‌to‌‌rise.‌‌In‌‌a‌‌recent‌W
‌ ashington‌‌Post‌‌article‌‌‌a‌‌reporter‌‌claimed‌‌that‌‌the‌‌number‌‌of‌‌cases‌‌ 
currently‌‌stands‌‌at‌‌354‌‌across‌‌29‌‌states.‌‌Most‌‌of‌‌the‌‌patients‌‌are‌‌teens‌‌or‌‌young‌‌adults.‌‌The‌‌problem‌‌  
is‌‌that‌‌correlation‌‌doesn’t‌‌mean‌‌causation,‌‌and‌‌although‌‌it‌‌seems‌‌highly‌‌coincidental‌‌that‌‌these‌‌cases‌‌  
are‌‌completely‌‌unrelated‌‌to‌‌habitual‌‌vaping,‌‌science‌‌hasn’t‌‌caught‌‌up‌‌to‌‌a‌‌point‌‌where‌‌professionals‌‌  
can‌‌point‌‌to‌‌the‌‌problem‌‌and‌‌say‌‌“Yes,‌‌vaping‌‌causes‌‌lung‌‌disease”.‌  ‌

What‌‌they‌‌can‌‌say‌‌at‌‌this‌‌point‌‌is‌‌that‌‌the‌‌most‌‌likely‌‌reason‌‌for‌‌these‌‌cases‌‌of‌‌lung‌‌disease‌‌is‌‌
 
containment,‌‌not‌‌an‌‌infection.‌‌The‌‌likely‌‌causes‌‌could‌‌be‌‌chemical‌‌irritation,‌‌allergic‌‌or‌‌immune‌‌  
system‌‌reactions‌‌to‌‌the‌‌chemicals‌‌or‌‌some‌‌other‌‌combination‌‌of‌‌substances‌‌in‌‌the‌‌inhaled‌‌vapors.‌‌  
According‌‌to‌‌current‌‌reports,‌‌symptoms‌‌began‌‌with‌‌shortness‌‌of‌‌breath‌‌or‌‌chest‌‌pain‌‌before‌‌severe‌‌  
difficulty‌‌breathing‌‌lead‌‌to‌‌hospital‌‌admissions.‌‌While‌‌the‌‌(Center‌‌for‌‌Disease‌‌Control)‌‌CDC‌‌and‌‌U.S.‌‌  
Food‌‌and‌‌Drug‌‌Administration‌‌(FDA)‌‌are‌‌investigating‌‌these‌‌cases‌‌thoroughly,‌‌they‌‌haven’t‌‌been‌‌able‌‌  
to‌‌link‌‌them‌‌to‌‌any‌‌specific‌‌type‌‌of‌‌e-cigarette‌‌or‌‌even‌‌vaping‌‌in‌‌general‌‌as‌‌of‌‌yet.‌  ‌
However,‌‌there‌‌are‌‌some‌‌clearly‌‌defined‌‌health‌‌risks‌‌that‌‌are‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌vaping.‌‌Some‌‌of‌‌these‌‌
 
include‌‌the‌‌following:‌  ‌

● Nicotine‌‌is‌‌highly‌‌addictive‌‌and‌‌can‌‌affect‌‌the‌‌developing‌‌brain‌‌of‌‌teens‌‌and‌‌ 
adults.‌‌Much‌‌like‌‌decaf‌‌coffee,‌‌even‌‌some‌‌“nicotine-free”‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌have‌‌  
been‌‌found‌‌to‌‌contain‌‌nicotine,‌‌so‌‌even‌‌the‌‌so-called‌‌“safe”‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌carry‌‌  
some‌‌risk.‌  ‌
● While‌‌vaping‌‌itself‌‌hasn’t‌‌been‌‌satisfactorily‌‌linked‌‌to‌‌lung‌‌disease,‌‌ 
substances‌‌found‌‌in‌‌e-cigarette‌‌vapor‌‌have‌‌been‌‌linked‌‌to‌‌an‌‌increased‌‌risk‌‌of‌‌  
cancer.‌  ‌
● Teens‌‌who‌‌vape‌‌regularly‌‌are‌‌more‌‌likely‌‌than‌‌their‌‌counterparts‌‌to‌‌begin‌‌  
smoking‌‌cigarettes.‌  ‌
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Major‌‌Health‌‌Questions‌‌About‌‌Vaping‌  ‌
There‌‌are‌‌several‌‌questions‌‌that‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌answered‌‌by‌‌health‌‌care‌‌professionals‌‌on‌‌the‌‌overall‌‌  
risks‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌vaping.‌‌At‌‌the‌‌moment,‌‌it’s‌‌not‌‌clear‌‌how‌‌vaping‌‌really‌‌affects‌‌the‌‌lungs‌‌or‌‌how‌‌it‌‌
 
can‌‌become‌‌harmful‌‌when‌‌combined‌‌with‌‌other‌‌mitigating‌‌factors.‌‌For‌‌instance,‌‌those‌‌who‌‌have‌ 
asthma‌‌might‌‌be‌‌at‌‌higher‌‌risk‌‌for‌‌lung‌‌problems‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌vaping‌‌than‌‌those‌‌without‌‌asthma.‌‌  
Those‌‌who‌‌use‌‌marijuana‌‌might‌‌be‌‌placed‌‌at‌‌higher‌‌risk‌‌as‌‌well‌‌due‌‌to‌‌the‌‌combination‌‌of‌‌substances‌‌  
being‌‌introduced‌‌to‌‌their‌‌lungs.‌‌And‌‌of‌‌course,‌‌it’s‌‌also‌‌unclear‌‌how‌‌age‌‌plays‌‌into‌‌lung‌‌problems‌‌  
associated‌‌with‌‌vaping.‌‌It’s‌‌possible‌‌that‌‌young‌‌people‌‌are‌‌predisposed‌‌to‌‌lung‌‌disease‌‌due‌‌to‌‌  
vaping.‌  ‌

Keep‌‌in‌‌mind‌‌that‌‌the‌‌FDA‌‌doesn’t‌‌regulate‌‌e-cigarettes,‌‌and‌‌it’s‌‌very‌‌difficult‌‌to‌‌get‌‌answers‌‌about‌‌
 
any‌‌of‌‌these‌‌questions.‌‌There‌‌simply‌‌isn’t‌‌enough‌‌long-term‌‌data‌‌to‌‌give‌‌people‌‌the‌‌answers‌‌that‌‌they‌‌  
need‌‌to‌‌make‌‌an‌‌educated‌‌decision‌‌about‌‌vaping.‌  ‌

The‌‌Argument‌‌For‌‌Vaping‌  ‌
One‌‌of‌‌the‌‌main‌‌arguments‌‌in‌‌favor‌‌of‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌that‌‌vaping‌‌helps‌‌people‌‌stop‌‌smoking.‌‌This‌‌would‌‌  
absolutely‌‌be‌‌a‌‌benefit,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌evidence‌‌of‌‌exactly‌‌how‌‌helpful‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌in‌‌eliminating‌‌a‌‌smoking‌‌
 
habit‌‌is‌‌inconclusive.‌‌There’s‌‌no‌‌clear‌‌comparison‌‌between‌‌vaping‌‌as‌‌a‌‌method‌‌of‌‌quitting‌‌versus‌‌the‌‌  
nicotine‌‌patch,‌‌for‌‌instance.‌‌The‌‌FDA‌‌has‌‌not‌‌approved‌v‌ aping‌‌as‌‌a‌‌method‌‌of‌‌quitting‌‌smoking‌. ‌‌
There’s‌‌also‌‌the‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌in‌‌many‌‌cases,‌‌smokers‌‌continue‌‌to‌‌smoke‌‌regular‌‌cigarettes‌‌while‌‌  
incorporating‌‌vaping‌‌into‌‌their‌‌routine.‌‌This‌‌offsets‌‌the‌‌benefits‌‌of‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌substantially.‌  ‌

E-cigarettes‌‌have‌‌the‌‌potential‌‌to‌‌help‌‌adult‌‌smokers‌‌if‌‌they‌‌make‌‌the‌‌switch‌‌completely,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌FDA‌‌ 
has‌‌warned‌‌people‌‌that‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌not‌‌safe‌‌for‌‌young‌‌people,‌‌pregnant‌‌women,‌‌or‌‌anyone‌‌who‌‌does‌‌  
not‌‌currently‌‌use‌‌tobacco‌‌products.‌‌Overall,‌‌the‌‌utter‌‌lack‌‌of‌‌substantial‌‌long-term‌‌data‌‌means‌‌that‌‌
 
the‌‌FDA‌‌and‌‌the‌‌CDC‌‌have‌‌to‌‌wait‌‌until‌‌they‌‌have‌‌more‌‌compelling‌‌numbers‌‌to‌‌make‌‌a‌‌full‌‌judgment‌‌  
on‌‌the‌‌safety‌‌of‌‌e-cigarette‌‌usage.‌  ‌
The‌‌Bottom‌‌Line‌‌on‌‌Vaping‌  ‌
Overall,‌‌provided‌‌you‌‌are‌‌not‌‌currently‌‌a‌‌smoker,‌‌there‌‌is‌‌no‌‌guarantee‌‌that‌‌introducing‌‌e-cigarettes‌‌  
into‌‌your‌‌routine‌‌will‌‌not‌‌have‌‌long‌‌term‌‌adverse‌‌health‌‌effects.‌‌Although‌‌it‌‌is‌‌early‌‌in‌‌the‌‌process,‌‌the‌‌  
evidence‌‌is‌‌piling‌‌up‌‌that‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌dangerous.‌‌It’s‌‌likely‌‌that‌‌eventually,‌‌we‌‌will‌‌see‌‌today’s‌‌youth‌‌in‌‌  
the‌‌same‌‌predicament‌‌as‌‌those‌‌who‌‌were‌‌young‌‌smokers‌‌in‌‌the‌‌midst‌‌of‌‌realizing‌‌that‌‌smoking‌‌  
causes‌‌cancer-‌‌addicted‌‌to‌‌nicotine‌‌and‌‌trying‌‌desperately‌‌to‌‌quit.‌‌While‌‌public‌‌information‌‌on‌‌vaping‌‌  
is‌‌seriously‌‌lacking,‌e‌ ducation‌‌is‌‌critical‌‌‌in‌‌attempting‌‌to‌‌prevent‌‌the‌‌spread‌‌of‌‌vaping‌‌as‌‌a‌‌habit.‌‌This‌‌  
is‌‌especially‌‌important‌‌for‌‌students‌‌and‌‌young‌‌people‌‌in‌‌school.‌‌Introducing‌‌information‌‌on‌‌vaping‌‌  
and‌‌nicotine‌‌‌addiction‌‌early‌‌and‌‌in‌‌an‌‌environment‌‌where‌‌it‌‌will‌‌be‌‌drilled‌‌into‌‌students‌‌that‌‌it‌‌is‌‌a ‌‌
dangerous‌‌habit‌‌increases‌‌the‌‌chances‌‌that‌‌they‌‌won’t‌‌fall‌‌victim‌‌to‌‌this‌‌trend.‌  ‌

As‌‌the‌‌vaping‌‌trend‌‌continues‌‌to‌‌evolve,‌‌it’s‌‌crucial‌‌that‌‌the‌‌health‌‌class‌‌curriculum‌‌and‌‌the‌‌general‌‌  
drug‌‌and‌‌nicotine‌‌education‌‌adjust‌‌to‌‌address‌‌the‌‌danger‌‌of‌‌this‌‌habit.‌‌Teens‌‌and‌‌young‌‌adults‌‌are‌‌  
incredibly‌‌susceptible‌‌to‌‌suggestions,‌‌particularly‌‌from‌‌major‌‌companies‌‌on‌‌topics‌‌that‌‌are‌‌already‌‌  
seen‌‌as‌‌“cool”.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌likely‌‌that‌‌in‌‌the‌‌future,‌‌we‌‌will‌‌see‌‌a‌‌similar‌‌education‌‌trend‌‌towards‌‌vaping‌‌as‌‌we‌‌  
have‌‌seen‌‌towards‌‌smoking.‌‌That‌‌is,‌‌it‌‌will‌‌become‌‌a‌‌standard‌‌lesson‌‌for‌‌young‌‌kids‌‌that‌‌vaping‌‌is‌‌  
bad‌‌for‌‌you‌‌and‌‌you‌‌should‌‌not‌‌do‌‌it.‌‌But‌‌that‌‌will‌‌only‌‌come‌‌if‌‌educational‌‌systems‌‌take‌‌the‌‌first‌‌step‌‌  
and‌‌begin‌‌addressing‌‌the‌‌issue‌‌with‌‌their‌‌students‌‌early‌‌before‌‌they‌‌fall‌‌victim‌‌to‌‌the‌‌potential‌‌long‌‌  
term‌‌health‌‌damage.‌‌As‌‌new‌‌studies‌‌and‌‌data‌‌continue‌‌to‌‌be‌‌released,‌‌teachers‌‌and‌‌parents‌‌should‌‌  
continue‌‌to‌‌discuss‌‌the‌‌matter‌‌with‌‌their‌‌students‌‌or‌‌children.‌‌This‌‌way‌‌teens‌‌and‌‌young‌‌adults‌‌will‌‌  
have‌‌a‌‌safe‌‌space‌‌to‌‌ask‌‌questions‌‌and‌‌receive‌‌answers‌‌in‌‌a‌‌non-confrontational‌‌manner‌‌that‌‌will‌‌  
hopefully‌‌prevent‌‌them‌‌from‌‌ever‌‌introducing‌‌these‌‌nicotine‌‌products‌‌into‌‌their‌‌bodies.‌  ‌

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