Everywhere you go, everywhere you walk, everywhere you turn, a juul is always around you. People will rip them during a test, walking to class, at parties, and even in showers. They’re a virus that has spread all over the younger generation and cannot be contained. Juul’s are one of most dangerous things out there that live off of us.
So what’s the deal with these things anyway? The tiny, thin, flash drive looking devices are becoming the most addictive smoking tool. A juul alone requires juul pods, which come in 4 and are fairly cheap. One pod is actually equivalent to one pack of cigarettes in puff count AND nicotine strength. The average person goes through about 1-2 pods a day…which means the average person is smoking 2 packs of cigarettes in a day! There are actually people who fly through 4 pods in a day, and they don’t even realize how harmful this can be to your body! Juul’s can lead to Emphysema, a disease which destroy alveoli- the tiny sacs in your lungs that work in oxygenating your blood. This can lead to a constant, nagging cough and shortness of breath- and the damage is permeant.
Not only do Juul’s have a bad effect on your physical health, but they also have a terrible effect on your mental health. They are extremely addictive and can drive you crazy if you try to quit. People have been reported as having extreme anxiety and uncontrollable shaking when they stop smoking for more than a day. These things live off of you and are difficult to give up. They can have both a long time effect on your mental and physical health. One of the most powerful organs, the brain, is still forming and anything that is potentially harmful to it and have a lifetime effect when the brain ceases its growth.
Juul’s are earning a reputation of cool and harmless by teens and college students, but no one realizes the effects of them. Juul’s aren’t and shouldn’t be meant for young kids to smoke because it’s “cool”; if anything, they are meant for people who are trying to QUIT cigarette smoking, not for the people with healthy cigarette-free lungs. Overall, any nicotine-based substance is not okay or healthy in any way, shape, or form. Don’t become addicted to it and definitely do not buy into it. To all the juulers out there, quit now, or forever be subjected to health complications.
Sources:
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