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Some research shows that many teens do not even realize that vaping cartridges contain nicotine, and assume the pods contain only flavoring

This specific image, with Betty Boop as a doctor pointing, and that stark skull made of smoke rising from a cigarette in an ashtray, is such a powerful anti-smoking message, even today

While we arent sure the exact number of chemicals in vape flavors, the fact is that they expose vapers to fewer poisonous chemicals compared with conventional cigarettes

The nicotine you take in may be smaller with each inhale, but youre more likely to get very frequent doses of nicotine throughout the day. Thats one of the many reasons the FDA doesnt allow any brand of vape to advertise itself as a safer alternative to cigarettes

Despite this progress, the national rate of smokeless tobacco use in high school has stayed disturbingly steady

Especially because spring is in the air