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As the use of e-cigarettes increases, particularly among teens, health officials express concerns about long-term effects
Chris LeSurf exhales after drawing on an e-cigarette. The devices are the subject of new government regulations and concerns among health authorities.
ourteen-year-old Colton picked up his first electronic cigarette at a corner store about a year ago. It was grape-flavoured. He was with four friends and each of them bought one to try. The young teen had never smoked before. He puffed on it for a few hours and then bought more. A couple of weeks later, he switched from disposables to the refillable type, and now carries it with him. Puffing on the device gives him “something to do,” he says, and the hundreds of flavours available keep him intrigued. Fifteen-year-old Quentin was under no pressure from friends when he tried e-cigarettes last year – he was already a smoker. Like Colton, Quentin liked the taste of the e-juices. As his use of e-cigarettes increased, his use of tobacco cigarettes lessened, and he eventually stopped. Now, he uses neither. “I stopped because I wanted to be healthy and stop wasting money,” Quentin explained. The use of e-cigarettes has increased in popularity in recent years, particularly among teens, and that has
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