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There has been much discussion and several reports about the harmful effects of vaping, especially among teenagers.

A major vaping company, Juul, has agreed to pull its advertising toward teens to use its product along with no longer selling flavored cartridges. Greene County High School Principal Brian Phillips says he’s seen a decline in teenage vaping from last year compared to this year. He agrees that removing flavored items from vaping devices is a good thing, but it can also create another challenge.

“One of the downturns of them (Juul) eliminating that is when you reduce the scent of a flavored cartridge then it becomes neutral, you can’t really detect it. So kids maybe vaping and then you can’t smell it, and then it’s harder to presay, catch them in the act.”    

Phillips points out the consequences for students who are caught with a vaping device includes: three day out of school suspension, undergo a counseling session, a code of conduct violation and if a student is under 18-years-old, they will also get a citation from the police department. 

Phillips recommends to parents to look up and educate themselves on what new technology is available for vaping because he admits technology has changed how teens can get a hold of items like vaping, which contains nicotine, to make it look like a non-traditional device.