Teen’s 1,200-Puff-A-Day Vaping Habit Lands Him In Hospital, Now He Warns Others About The Dangers Of It

Substance dependence is a tale as old as time. Quite literally. Because it turns out, skeletal remains from Indonesia dating back 25,000 years show that humans held betel nuts in their mouths, creating a physical dependence on these pain reliever.

We’ve only grown more sophisticated and technologically advanced since then. Now, we don’t even depend on little paper rolls to get our fix. We use disposable plastic machines that taste like watermelon. And it seems that, more than ever, teens are becoming more and more dependent on vapes, with 18-year-old Freddie Janman warning everyone about their dangers after his hospitalization.

In recent years, cigarettes have gone out of style, and flavored vapes with nicotine have become a trend among Gen Z and even Gen Alpha