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More teens now vaping and using e-cigarettes instead of smoking

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Posted at 5:42 AM, Mar 21, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-21 07:05:39-04

Wednesday marks "National Kick Butts Day" which is a push to end teen smoking, but new numbers show fewer and fewer teens smoking cigarettes while a growing number are vaping.

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The surgeon general and others are warning of the dangers of e-cigarettes, but a lot of research on long-term effects are still being done.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse says that nearly one in three 12th graders have used an e-cigarette in the past year, and students say vaping is becoming very popular.