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believe it is healthier than cigarettes. However, no studies have yet confirmed that vaping is truly safe for users, and preliminary studies have found that vaping is problematic in a variety of ways. There is also a growing subculture of competitive vaping that has helped fuel its popularity. Vapers try to create huge clouds of vapor or even make shapes with the vapor when they exhale. The popularity of these events continues to grow, which could capture the imagination of someone who may otherwise have ignored vaping. Vaping popularity among younger users is also potentially fueled by a large number of factors. For example, many vaping companies produce flavored vaping fluids that younger children who may have

By the fall of 2019, state and federal health officials were investigating thousands of cases of vaping-related lung illnesses, including dozens of deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half of the cases involved e-cigarette users under the age of twenty-five.

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Vaping: The New Cool Way to a Shorter Life