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Video title appears in white against an orange background. Text reads, “10 Reasons You Should Never Try Vaping.”

Young man in glasses looks at camera. Dark concentric circles and flecks of white on periwinkle create the backdrop. Caption. Your heart's job is to pump blood and oxygen to your body.

Still image from: Anatomy of a Puff

Computer rendering of red and green blobs, representing proteins, attached to a lipid bilayer. Caption. This protein, a G-protein, directs the production.

Woman opens mouth mid-speech and holds up 2 fingers with her left hand. Caption. Because all we wanted was a "normal" child.

Woman sits for an interview against a black background. Text reads, “Katie Hackney. Drug/Alcohol Counselor.”

Senior man standing in the shower touches the base of her neck with a stern look towards camera. Title text reads, "Tips from Former Smokers."

Senior woman touches the base of her neck, looking concerned. Title text reads, "A tip from a former smoker."

Doctor in green scrubs. Caption. Flakka is pretty much the newest one.

Black and white frame of the front of a parked ambulance at night. Caption. G, H, B emergency room episodes are doubling every year.

Closeup side view of a girl with a blond ponytail. She parts her lips as if speaking. Caption. Once you do it once, you'll do it a second time.

3 quarter view of a young man sitting in a recliner and gesturing with palms up and lips parted in mid-speech. Caption. I want to get out and they won't let me.

Middle-aged man wearing glasses looks off camera with a screen showing medical imaging in the background. Caption. They have to do the same stoppage.

Frame of a woman, seated with head down and hair covering her face. Caption. Speed users expect a crash into depression afterwards.

Frame of teenagers, seated, looking same direction, expressions serious. Partial caption. And I didn't, until 20 minutes.

Man wearing a black shirt and beaded necklace looks slightly off camera. Text below him reads, "Jason, in recovery". Caption. K2 is a synthetic weed and not natural.

Still image from: Everything You Need to Know About Marijuana in 22 Minutes

Close up of bearded middle-aged man opening his mouth mid-speech, and an out of focus photo of a young woman in the background. Title card reads, "Vincent Provenzano, Lost daughter to Fentanyl Overdose." Caption. Which might be 5- or 10-packs of heroin.

Digital rendering of the hippocampus in yellow and the amygdala in blue. Caption Our brains uses these areas to help remember.

Teenage girl speaks to camera in the corner of the frame with backdrop computer renderings of the human brain. Spanish caption. A procesar información a distinguirnos en la escuela.

Young woman speaks directly to camera with an intent gaze. Caption. If not deadly.

Teenage boy faces camera and gestures towards his throat with his hand. He's standing in a school hallway lined with lockers. Caption. Under the age of 18 try their first cigarette each day.

Young woman faces camera against a blurred background, gesturing with her hands using sign language. Caption. Take a look.

Young woman faces camera against a blue background, smiling and gesturing with her hands using sign language.

Young woman faces camera against a blurred background, smiling and gesturing with her hands using sign language. Caption. Self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves.

Teenage girl smiles and shrugs her shoulders shyly while looking at another teenage girl smiling back. They are standing in a hallway with school lockers behind them. Caption. He sounds cute.

Young woman seated in a chair against a black background. She is facing camera and using sign language. To her left, a grid of 6 people are also facing camera like they are in an interview. Caption. Is still a smoker.

Still image from: Health Risks of Vaping Marijuana

Cartoon of a hookah with the word Charcoal appearing above image. Caption. This mixture cannot burn on its own.

Illustration of neurons and dendrites exchanging signals. Caption: The addicted brain has changed.

Light purple background with white and coral text that reads, "How to Quit Juuling and Vaping."

Black and white photo. Young man puts an arm around a woman hugging his waist. Caption. We ended up in the room where they were working on David.

Closeup of woman facing camera with a serious expression on her face.

Computer rendering shows a blackened anatomical heart against a dark background. Caption. Can short-circuit the heart, causing it to stop.

Closeup of a young woman looking up and to her right against a dark background. Caption. Because of the harmful things in it.

Still image from: Kids Speak Out Oregon: Drugs and Addiction

Middle-aged man in a lab coat speaks to camera. Text. Dr. Gary Wadle, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, NYU School of Medicine. Caption. About either illegal substances.

View through car windshield while driving down street at night. Caption. It damages lives and contributes to the growing amount.

3 men smile with their arms around each other as they hold up beer glasses. Another man leans toward them from across a counter. Caption. Drinking beer, and having fun.

Boy drinks from a medicine cup while a woman holds his shoulders and tilts her head to look at him. Caption. You return to school.

4 photo insets include a pack of cigarettes, a black and white photo of a man with a pipe, a hand holding a cigar, and a container of tobacco. Caption. They don't swallow it. They spit it out.

Still image from: Marijuana and CBD: The Inside Story

Black and white overhead shot of a person smoking. Text overlay reads, "400 chemicals." Caption. A smoker breathes in over 400 chemicals including.

Still image from: Marijuana: New Laws, New Problems for Teens

Teenage boy wears a collared shirt and tilts his head slightly as he purses his lips. His head extends above a measuring line showing 3 to 4 on a white background. Title card reads, "Jonathan, age 14." Caption. So he'll be talking and go like this.

Closeup of a smiling teenage boy in a blue sweatshirt and the cropped figure of someone sitting behind him. Caption. Zeke as narrator. Be nice and not be a jerk.

Still image from: Mind Frame: Substance Abuse Disorder

Teenage boy speaks to camera, face in shadow. Caption. It was never the same, even from the same person.

Still image from: New Marijuana: Higher Potency, Greater Danger

Young woman looks directly into camera with a neutral expression. Caption. I was doing things in secret because of a bad habit.

3 teenage boys sit in a circle on sleeping bags in a tent. Caption. C'mon man, we all chew.

Black background with blurred light spots. Text on image reads, "Preventing Accidental Drug Overdoses."

Closeup of teenagers in formal attire crowded around and looking down in foreground. Caption. I don't even know if she knows what it is.

Woman leans back against a wall at home, holding her hands on her head with an exasperated facial expression. Next to her, a baby sitting on the floor. Caption. Man as narrator. Man is upstairs!

Woman seated at table in lunch room with white tablecloths. Caption. Two, actually, we're doing a processional beforehand.

Blue and white grid backdrop overlaid with text that reads, "The dangers of smoking." Caption. Of preventable deaths in the United States.

Closeup of several clear and red orange filled capsules.

Senior man sits in a recliner and watches T, V. Caption. But older alcoholics who seek help.

Closeup of people clinking beer bottles in a crowded indoor space. Caption. My friends don't make me drink.

Closeup of a teenage boy facing camera as he looks down at rows and stacks of prescription bottles. Caption. When used for a long time.

Black and white closeup of a male doctor smiling broadly at camera. He holds a lit cigarette as if in an advertisement. Text on screen reads, "Just what the doctor ordered!" Caption. Narrator. Even medical doctors promoted brands of cigarettes.

Illustration of nerve cells and the connections between them. Caption: It targets the brain's reward system

Man sits at a table and holds his fist over his mouth. A take-out burger is near him as another person's hand reaches for it. Text above man reads, "Is associated with fun, coolness and success." Text below reads, "Carlton Beer T, V commercial."

Closeup of a teenager looking over camera, mouth open. The teenager wears a goth hairstyle and clothing. Caption. We're all gonna die 1 day. Make the fullest of it.

Woman sits in front of a bookcase filled with books, trophies, and decorative items. She looks at camera as she speaks.

Background image with cross legged people seated on Yoga mats raising their arms overhead. A book cover overlay on the has a title that reads, "Access Your Inner Power. Awakening Your Health and Vitality."

Indoor party with teenage girls and boys standing in groups around tables. They are talking and smiling at each other while holding red plastic cups. A counter is set with blue plastic utensils, red plates, and red and blue cups.

Blurry closeup of a calendar page with 13 circled in red. Caption. Schedule a date to quit and do it cold turkey.

Diagram of a hookah with labels. Diagram has arrows showing the flow of air, tobacco smoke and steam through circulating through the hookah. Title card reads, "Hookah." Caption. Female number one as narrator. The hookah is a water pipe.

Woman in a lab coat sits at a desk next to a computer monitor. She looks past camera as she speaks. Title bar reads, "Deepa Camenga. Pediatrician, Yale New Haven Hospital."

Closeup side view of a man facing away from camera. Smoke dissipates in front of him as he looks out over a fence.

Smiling teenage boy speaks into a microphone and glances to the side. He stands beside a bush in a neighborhood setting.

Closeup of a wall showcasing a child's hand drawn poster. Poster reads, "Make the Right Decision. Stay Smoke Free. Follow Your Dream."

Woman in a blazer looks past camera with her brow furrowed slightly and lips parted. She sits in front of bookshelves lined with binders and textbooks.

Man in a lab coat and tie looks past camera and parts lips as he speaks. He stands in the hallway of a medical building.

Black and white closeup of a smiling young man who looks down as he curves his hands as if holding a ball. Caption. P, A in the name stands for "production assistant."

Vintage polaroid of a smiling girl in a red plaid hat and scarf. Caption. Behind closed doors.

Low shot of a young man in a baseball hat. Stadium lights shine in the darkness above him. Caption. It happened to me and this is my story.

Diagram shows a chemical structure with hexagons and labeled chemicals and compounds.

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Closeup of a teenage boy sitting in his bedroom. Posters are posted over and next to his bed. Caption. To get money for weed, I would shoplift.

Closeup of an open palm with white pills. Another person's fingers hover over pills.

Frame of a man in dress shirt and tie, seated. Caption. There may be 1 and 1/2 to 2 times as much of those carcinogens.

2 people in lab coats hold clipboards in a chemistry lab T, V set. Behind them, a screen with text that reads, "Myth Busters. Caption." Welcome to MythBusters, the show that uncovers.

Young woman with brown hair and bangs stands in front of a white background.

Man wearing a Western sheriff costume sits at a table with a few gray bottles in front of him. His eyes are closed and he appears to be intoxicated. Caption. Bad Bart used to be a decent guy.

Slideshows light coming through gray shadows in the background of text that reads, Vaping and Viruses: Your Lungs, Your Life."

Computer-generated image of a brain with a portion in the middle highlighted green. Text on image reads, "Vaping, Nicotine, and the Developing Brain."

Closeup of an advertisement for hookah with text that reads, 0.8% Nicotine by Volume. Caption. Some contain nicotine and another flavor.

Blonde woman puts her left hand on the shoulder on a young girl standing next to an open bathroom drawer holding scissors. Another young girl looks on from the other side of the drawer. Caption. Kayla, what are you doing?

Close up of a young girl with red hair, fair skin, and freckles looking down. A green plant with purple flowers and white window blinds are behind her. Caption. Wendy narrates. Hey, wait a minute!

Young woman scrunches nose and opens mouth mid-speech. Blue background with words. Caption. When you're sick, drugs can help your body feel better.