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How a free, anonymous texting program may help teens quit vaping

More than 2 million American middle and high school students now use e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping.” A clinical trial found that teens enrolled in the “This is Quitting” anonymous text message program were 35 percent more likely to report quitting after seven months. To learn more about youth nicotine addiction, Stephanie Sy spoke with Amanda Graham, the principal investigator of the study.

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