Inside STAT: As vaping injuries climb, doctors struggle to wean youth off nicotine

The 16-year-old was seriously sick. She’s one of the 805 patients across the U.S. with vaping-related lung injury, at least 12 of whom have died. But when Dr. Melodi Pirzada asked her about quitting, the response was a surprise. “She said, ‘OK, the THC, that is fine, but the nicotine — I really love the feeling that I get with it. I don’t know if I’m ready to give that up,’” Pirzada recalled. As anxiety about these pneumonia-like symptoms has grown, more and more teens are thinking about kicking their e-cigarette habits. Yet even as states consider restricting the sale of vaping products, getting rid of a nicotine addiction is easier said than done. STAT's Eric Boodman has the story.