Vaping, JUULing and e-cigarettes: what teens and parents need to know

By Nicholas Chadi, Thriving, May 8, 2018

“Which flavor is this? Cherry cheese cake? French vanilla? Crème bruléee?” If you are a teen in high school these days, chances are that you’ve already asked yourself this question and have inhaled at least a few breaths of some of the powerful scents coming from a JUUL or other type of e-cigarette.

The popularity of electronic cigarettes has increased exponentially in the past five years: nearly one in three seniors in high school say that they have used an e-cigarette in the past year. The FDA has recently released a statement warning about the risks of vaping and supporting strict regulations to avoid exposure to e-cigarettes for children and teens. But are e-cigarettes all that bad? Read more