Teens and vaping: CVU is part of a national crisis

Teens and vaping: CVU is part of a national crisis

The Juul nicotine vaporizer seems innocuous enough: It looks like a USB thumb drive, it’s small enough to hide in your hand, and when a user blows the vaporized nicotine out of his lungs, it can have the smell of candy or mint. It’s far from harmless, though. In recent weeks and around the country, teens have been reported as suffering from serious lung issues, and Champlain Valley Union High School students are just as current with this national trend as they are with Vans sneakers and Supreme T-shirts.