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Since 2014, American teenagers have been more likely to use e-cigarettes than any other tobacco product. By 2020, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 3.6 million Americans under the age of eighteen were vaping regularly, with more than a million of them using e-cigarettes on a daily basis.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

cognitive: referring to the operation of the brain or any process or term related to thinking and learning neuroteratogen: a substance that causes physical or functional defects in the brain or central nervous system psychosocial: referring to the interaction of a person’s psychology with their social surroundings

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Nicotine: Negative Effects on the Adolescent Brain