Name: Teen vaping surges across the Carolinas
Uploaded: 10/8/2019 10:11:21 PM
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Description: E-cigarette use is now five times that of conventional cigarette use among kids 18 and younger, according to North Carolina's Attorney General Josh Stein.

Teen vaping surges across the Carolinas

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