Juuling:
New Danger trending with teens
By Jordyn Schaefbauer, Tobacco Prevention Specialist
In 1964 the surgeon general reported to the
nicotine delivery devices, also known as
world that cigarettes cause cancer. Now, 54
e-cigarettes, vapes, MODS, and JUULs have
years later, the landscape of the tobacco
flooded into our communities at an alarming
industry has changed. It has grown from
rate. However, what is most alarming is how
combustible cigarettes, needing a lighter,
much these new tobacco products appeal
to high tech sleek electronic nicotine
to youth, in particular the device known as
delivery devices needing batteries and
JUUL.
a USB port for recharging. JUUL is a small sleek electronic nicotine With the vast ingenuities among Big Tobacco and a newly created vaping industry, the discussion around tobacco
delivery device that uses a temperature regulation system to heat a nicotine based liquid. It is so tiny that it can fit in the palm of your hand and resembles a flash drive. JUUL uses small rectangular plastic boxes, known
prevention and
to users as pods to contain the nicotine and
control has
other chemicals. Each pod contains enough
changed. Electronic
nicotine equal to one pack of cigarettes, or 200 puffs. Pods come in flavors like cool mint, mango, fruit medley, crème brule, and Virginia tobacco. JUULs can also be modified to smoke marijuana oil or other drugs.