Since we were all in middle school age or so we have been introduced to vapes and e-cigs. One of the more well known vapes that has drastically flipped the entire market for nicotine is known as a Juul. A Juul is a small black device with more than 2 times the normal nicotine content compared against a average e-cig.
July 2015 These small black devices were released to the market and already has a revenue of 1.1 Billion dollars to thus day. This product was made by two grad students from Stanford university that were trying to come up with a healthier idea than cigs. Being that it was made as a alternative for smokers the nicotine content in one single pod is 5% which equals up to 50mg of nicotine in a small pod filled up to 0.7ml of whatever flavor you desire. Juul has started marketing towards younger age groups by using fruity flavors such as Mango, Fruit Medley, Creme Brulee, Cucumber and classic smoking flavors like mint or tobacco and plenty of others.
Just one of these flavors equals out to the nicotine content in a pack of cigarettes. There are up to 4 pods per pack and each pod is worth up too 20 cigarettes of nicotine that you are inhaling into your lungs meaning a pack of pods is 80 cigarettes worth of nicotine making buyers want more and more after each pack. When Juul owners are asked about why they started using a Juul 66% of people said that it was the flavors that drew them into wanting to start “Juuling”. About 15% of teens in highschool and middle school have used or own a smoking device where 16% of adults have used or own a smoking device. Even researcher’s have proven that nicotine is not harmless and can cause serious health issues and is likely to get people addicted to nicotine more than any other mainstream method. The health risk of Juul’s are obviously not understood by the students that are going out and buying them just because the flavors sounds cool or because their friends convince them that they are cool. Accessing these devices is not hard as you can find these devices at nearly any mid grade gas station or vape shop. Im sure a lot of us can speak on our experiences of this device that has started to populate so fast but nobody ever things of the dangers that come with using these devices. This post isn’t to upset anybody but too inform on what we are putting in our bodies and the dangers that come with these small nicotine filled devices. Stay healthy everybody.
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