Daniel Ament, 17, was one of those teens who used the popular e-cigarettes. Ament said he began vaping in December of 2018, using the popular flavored cartridges and occasional THC pods, and would even take hits of the e-cigarettes at lunch with friends. In early September of 2019, Ament said he started
A teenage boy whose lungs were damaged by vaping is on the mend after a life-saving surgery. Now he’s speaking out and warning other teens to stop vaping.
His mom, Tammy, who talks to her kids about the dangers of vaping, had a hunch that his sickness was vaping-related.“On the way to the hospital, I said, 'Are we still going with the fact that you’ve never vaped or that you don’t vape?' And he said, 'Maybe this summer.'”MORE: My son was hospitalized for a vaping-related lung injury. Here's my plea to parents
“That still hasn’t processed,” said Ament. “I don’t remember it, it’s really hard to believe that that happened. But the doctors told me -- everyone’s told me that one day they said he has a ten percent chance to live. And I can't imagine what my friends and family were thinking.”Across the country, over 2,700 people have been hospitalized due to vaping-related illnesses and 60 have died in just the last year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
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