High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say

When Will tried his first vape during his sophomore year, he didn't know what to expect. It was just something he had vaguely heard about at school.
"I just sort of remember using it a bunch of times, like in a row," he says. "And there's this huge buzz-sensation-like head rush. And I just ... didn't really stop."
Will kept vaping nicotine addictively for the next year and a half. He was part of a trend. Teens' use of e-cigarettes has doubled since 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, with 1 in 4 high school seniors reporting use of a vape in the past month.