The Poison Control Center is warning parents and teens about the new vaping device Juul, which could be easily mistaken for a USB drive.

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It is small and easy to hide, but it's what is inside that has health officials so concerned.

The nicotine concentration is high. The Juul device is marketed as a way to get adults off of cigarettes and so it offers a stronger nicotine content.

Health officials say teens who would never consider smoking cigarettes are "Juuling" and the popularity is growing.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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