“Juuling is the latest craze to hit college campuses, and no, it’s not a new version of Candy Crush.
Juuls are a type of vaporizer designed so discreetly that most people don’t even recognize them as an e-cigarette.
Not only are Juul vaporizers small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, they can be charged when plugged into a laptop’s USB slot, making it easy for students to pass them off as flash drives in class.
Between those two design elements, and the fact that the Juul flavor pods come in flavors like crème brulee, cool cucumber, and mango, these e-cigs have become all the rage.”
OK, But Are Juuls Really That Bad?
“Many people use e-cigarettes, like Juuls, because they aren’t made with tar and other cancer-causing chemicals that a tobacco cigarette has. But, considering that one Juul pod contains the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes, according to the company’s website, it is problematic for teens to start using these.”
“This is not a safe alternative,” says Michael Blaiss, M.D., the executive medical director of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “Is it safer than a tobacco cigarette? Yes. The problem is that nicotine itself can have major effects.”
Article By Lyndsey Matthews, Women’s Health Magazine, shared to help inform our communities of this latest health concern.