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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Megan Shaw & Kate Lally

Teenager fighting for his life after using vape laced with spice

A teenage boy was left fighting for his life after taking just two drags on an electronic cigarette that was laced with spice.

Spencer Smith was rushed to hospital after inhaling a vape that he didn't know the contents of, and the terrifying ordeal resulted in him collapsing on the floor and convulsing before being rushed to A&E. Spencer, who was 16 years old at the time of the incident, was playing football with his friends when he was offered the vape from some older boys.

Under the impression it was a normal electronic cigarette, Spencer accepted. But minutes later, the teenager collapsed in the middle of the pitch.

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