E-cigarettes, popular among young people, deliver highly concentrated amounts of nicotine, which can lead to rapid addiction among users.

That's to say that quitting vaping is not as easy as just setting down the device.

Those who want to quit need support, and that's where a new program called DropTheVape comes in. The program, administered by the New York State Quitline based at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, is a free, confidential texting tool that is geared toward helping people, particularly youths, overcome nicotine addiction.

Christine Sheffer, a clinical psychologist and professor in Roswell Park's Department of Health Behavior, led the program's development and consulted with other experts, such as Texas A&M University professor Shereece Fields, who specializes in a

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