Name: Vaping caused North Texas teen's lungs to fail, doctors say
Uploaded: 8/21/2019 3:13:30 AM
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Description: Tryston Zohfeld is 17 years old and told WFAA that he's been vaping since the 8th grade, sometimes going through two to three vaping pods a week.

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