The Influence Of Vaping On Teenagers

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Recently kids and teens have been aware of a now vape that most kids are using a JUUL. The truth is that is hasn’t brought out the best in teens lives. Sneaking out of class and vaping in the bathroom has become something that is common and is something lots of students know about. Even the other day I went into the bathroom and saw a few kids pull out there JUUL’s and started vaping. Even though it is illegal for a kids to buy a JUUL but it is not illegal for them to smoke it.
Just the other a girl went to a concert and was waiting for a hour in the line and everyone there was vaping or doing something stupid and more than 75% of the people there were under 18 years of age even the kids she was with were reported to having them. So I can

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