“When a vape pen is heated and its content inhaled, it produces something that looks like vapor, but is actually an aerosol much like hairspray,” Summers says. “The health risks include coughing and wheezing, seizures, headaches, vomiting and, for some people, severe lung damage. Parents should start talking to their kids about vaping now since vaping tends to begin as early as middle school.”
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