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Sweet flavors lure teens into vaping longer and taking more puffs, study says

Most experts agree that sweet flavors such as cotton candy and mango help entice teens to try their first-ever puff on an electronic cigarette. But what keeps them coming back?

Flavors appear to play a role in that too, according to a new study of Los Angeles high school students. Those who vaped with flavors other than tobacco and menthol were more likely to maintain their habit over the long term - and they took more puffs each time they reached for their device.

The findings, published Monday in

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