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Even before COVID-19 took over our lives, the rise of teen vaping

Numbers dropped this past year, likely because of the pandemic and flavor bans. Still, about

 high schoolers reported using an electronic cigarette in 2020. 

, say experts. Vaping causes extensive damage in the lungs, makes teens vulnerable to smoking cigarettes later in life, and might cause permanent changes to their developing brains.

Monday, two neurologists who study teens and vaping joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk about what the science says when it comes to vapes and the developing brain. 

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The number of teenagers who smoke e-cigarettes has dropped during the pandemic. But experts anticipate a rebound once kids are able to be social again. And according to the latest research about the effects of vaping on the developing brain, that’s a very bad thing.

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