A few years ago, vaping was at the top of every parent’s list of worries — including Sanjay’s. But in just a few short years, the landscape has shifted again. Teen vaping rates have dropped, but new nicotine products have quickly taken their place. Dr. Pamela Ling, a professor at University of California San Francisco who has spent her career studying the tobacco industry’s tactics, joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta to talk about why nicotine remains such a moving target — and how parents can help their kids stay ahead of it.

We have updated this episode after Phillip Morris International, the maker of ZYN, provided additional information regarding its product.

Producer: Jesse Remedios

Senior Producer: Dan Bloom

Showrunner: Amanda Sealy

Technical Director: Dan Dzula

Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

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