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University of Texas at El Paso

Early Nicotine Vapor Exposure_01

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Ian Mendez, Ph.D. (left), associate professor of pharmacy and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, and Liliana Maynez-Anchondo (right), a doctoral student in the UTEP Department of Psychology, are two of the coauthors of a study that found nicotine vaping during adolescence may leave a lasting imprint on the brain’s reward system, driving nicotine-seeking behavior well into adulthood.

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