E-cigarettes may help tobacco smokers quit. But the alluring devices can swiftly induce a nicotine habit in teenagers who never smoked. This is the tale of one person’s struggle.

As illicit Juul use sweeps through high schools and middle schools, administrators and parents struggle to stem teens’ access to the vaping device, which delivers a powerful dose of nicotine.

Parents, take notice — your child's school is cracking down on vaping.

Students caught using e-cigarettes — commonly called vaping — or in possession of vaping devices can, in an increasing number of northern New Jersey school districts, be found in violation of substance abuse policies. Students caught vaping or with a vaping device may face drug testing, suspensions and lose privileges, school officials say. 

A growing number of school districts are updating their tobacco policies to include a ban on e-cigarettes. The vapor products, which some say are safer to use than tobacco cigarettes, are not currently regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Schools Respond to the Rise of Student Vaping