• I started vaping in college, right as it was becoming trendy, even though I never smoked cigarettes. • It became a significant problem — both for my health and my finances. • After almost 8 years, quitting has saved my lungs and my wallet.

I was at my senior year homecoming dance when I learned what a vape was for the first time.

It was 2017, and I saw a group of my classmates huddled in a corner, passing around what looked like a USB drive.

Out of curiosity, I asked what it was, and one said, "What, you've never heard of a Juul before?" I hadn't, but a quick Google search taught me it was meant to be a replacement for cigarettes.

I eventually joined the growing trend, which left me feeling awful for years — before I could muster the willpower to quit vaping. Thankfully, quitting

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