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Ricky Resendez first tried e-cigarettes in eighth grade. By the time he got to high school, he was vaping daily.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was just kind of normal,\u201d said Ricky, a 17-year-old recent graduate in Superior, Wisconsin. \u201cKids were vaping in class, in the bathrooms, wherever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nationally, nearly 6% of middle and high school students – amounting to 1.63 million kids – reported using electronic cigarettes in 2024, federal figures show. Although that\u2019s down from previous years, e-cigarettes remain the most commonly used tobacco products among teens, and nearly 9 out of 10 of kids choose flavored products.<\/p>\n

Some doctors are concerned that youth vaping rates may rise again. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored vapes intended for adults interested in quitting or cutting back on more harmful traditional cigarettes. The policy shift came after months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry. An FDA memo released this week said these fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand the goal of giving adult smokers a less harmful off-ramp, but fruit and sweet flavors are precisely what draw young people in,\u201d said Dr. Scott Hadland at Mass General Brigham for Children and Harvard Medical School. \u201cI worry this could erode the hard-won progress that brought teen vaping to its lowest level in roughly a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Experts say there are ways parents can counteract the allure of e-cigarettes, teach kids about the dangers of vaping and help them quit.<\/p>\n

Vaping poses many dangers to kids<\/h3>\n

Dr. Devika Rao sees lots of kids with respiratory problems caused by vaping, including coughing, worsening asthma, bronchitis and more severe types of lung disease.<\/p>\n

Studies show teens who vape report higher rates of wheezing, shortness of breath and a reduced ability to tolerate exercise. Gaby Cuadra of Miami, who vaped for nine years starting at age 15, remembers how it hurt her high school track and field performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the years kept going on and I would keep vaping, the distances that I used to be able to run, I, like, couldn\u2019t do them anymore,\u201d said Cuandra, 25. \u201cI would run out of breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

While an e-cigarette\u2019s aerosol doesn\u2019t contain most of the 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, most vapes \u201cemit numerous potentially toxic substances,\u201d according to a comprehensive 2018 consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Researchers said the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes are not yet clear.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest dangers of vaping is nicotine addiction, which can disrupt the developing brain and affect attention, learning and mood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe addiction factor cannot be overstated enough,\u201d said Rao at Children\u2019s Health in Dallas. \u201cAdolescent brains are primed for addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to talk to your child about vaping<\/h3>\n

Start by asking questions, experts advise. You can raise the issue by, for example, pointing out a new vape shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cStart open-ended conversations,\u201d Rao said.<\/p>\n

Ask what your child knows about vaping and its harms, whether they\u2019ve seen e-cigarettes and if their friends are using them.<\/p>\n

Even if your kid is already vaping, Rao said, take a deep breath and don\u2019t yell. Be nonjudgmental.<\/p>\n

Consider what your child may see on social media, where some influencers call nicotine a \u201chack\u201d for stress relief. Some studies show that many people misinterpret the curbing of nicotine withdrawal symptoms as stress or anxiety relief and that quitting reduces stress. A 2025 study in the journal Tobacco Control said vaping may be linked to adverse mental health outcomes and that those who quit \u201cexperience fewer urges to vape, reduced anxiety, and stabilized mood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teens\u2019 decisions are often based on their peers and what\u2019s cool, said Anthony Alberg of the University of South Carolina, a member of the expert committee that produced the National Academies vaping report. Tell your teen they don\u2019t have to succumb to peer pressure and that their friends should want to be friends whether they vape or not.<\/p>\n

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Younger children, Alberg said, may be more likely to listen to arguments about health effects, such as comparing vaping to \u201cputting poison in your system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arming kids with information is better than simply trying to limit access to vapes, experts said, since age restrictions often don\u2019t keep them out of kids\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost teens get e-cigarettes from friends, older peers or online sellers rather than buying them in a store,\u201d Hadland said.<\/p>\n

A teen\u2019s journey through vaping and quitting<\/h3>\n

When Ricky first tried e-cigarettes, he used an older cousin\u2019s vape. Later, an older friend bought e-cigarettes for him and his friends. He particularly liked the flavors blue raspberry, strawberry, watermelon and kiwi.<\/p>\n

In the early days, he thought vaping helped him with his ADHD.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I didn\u2019t realize is that because I was addicted to nicotine, when I didn\u2019t have it, I\u2019d be anxious and really couldn\u2019t focus,\u201d he said. \u201cInstead of being something that helped me, it just made things worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaping also sapped his stamina, made it harder to sleep, worsened his asthma and compromised his performance as a football player and wrestler.<\/p>\n

Eventually, he got into trouble with his school and parents for vaping and selling vapes to others. He began meeting with a school social worker and joined the American Lung Association\u2019s Not On Tobacco program, which helps teens to quit.<\/p>\n

The first couple of weeks were extremely difficult. But eventually, he stopped thinking about vaping as much. He quit for good in 2022.<\/p>\n

Like Ricky, most middle and high school students who vape want to quit, researchers have found.<\/p>\n

Parents can help them by first seeing their doctor, who can connect them with counseling or free text-message quit programs for young people.<\/p>\n

For kids who vape heavily, Hadland said doctors may consider medications like Chantix or nicotine replacement therapy as part of a supervised quitting plan.<\/p>\n

Cuandra quit after giving up e-cigarettes for Lent, assisted by a free program developed by Truth Initiative and Mayo Clinic called EX, which provides text message support, advice and encouragement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing I ever did for myself was quit vaping,\u201d said Cuandra, who has shared her story on social media.<\/p>\n

Since Ricky gave up vaping, he\u2019s also shared what he learned. Usually, he asks his peers what triggers their vaping and how they can avoid those situations, as he did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell them, like, \u2018I\u2019m not here to judge you,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201c\u2019I\u2019m here to help you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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