Clip: Season 46 | 3m 59s Video has closed captioning.
Nicotine addiction came with high price for one teen, and he’s not alone. Increasingly popular vape devices like JUUL pose health risks and harm developing brains.
Aired: 03/26/19
Funding for this reporting is provided by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and The Lynch Foundation.
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