Name: School districts installing new 'vape detectors' to combat youth e-cigarette use
Uploaded: 9/11/2019 3:33:46 AM
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Description: These vape defectors look a lot like smoke detectors, but they’re built to detect the chemicals in e-cig smoke.

School districts installing new 'vape detectors' to combat youth e-cigarette use

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