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Teen, 15, nearly dies from dehydration after vaping so much it left him unconscious for 30 hours

The mum of a 15-year-old feared her son would die from dehydration after his vaping habit left him unconscious for over a day. Melony Sample was shocked when her son, Jake Melton, was hospitalised earlier this month (9 May) after his school became concerned that his vapes had been spiked as he 'looked like he was on drugs'. However, the 39-year-old later discovered that Jake's vape had not been laced but his excessive e-cigarette use had 'literally dehydrated' him and made his urine 'blackened', leaving Jake unconscious in hospital for 30 hours. The mum-of-three was unaware her son was smoking the equivalent of five cigarettes a day and he had begun using menthol nicotine pods, which have be... [Read more]

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