Vaping? Beware: Hard facts on a life-threatening habit

College friends Manuel* and Joshua*, both students of a Catholic university in Manila, started smoking cigarettes when they were just minors. For once-teenagers like themselves, trying cigarettes could be chucked down to curiosity in the unfamiliar or peer pressure, but they were hooked on it for the stress relief. Soon after, they were smoking cigarettes by the pack. "A day [usually] 5-6 [sticks]. May times na 3 packs a week or 60 sticks a week," said Manuel. "We do it [because we're] stressed and stress reliever siya. It makes me feel, '[alright], one less distraction.'" Manuel and Joshua, both 21 years old, have now switched to "vaping" or using e-cigarettes or vapes, the mo...

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