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Juuling
Juuling
Alissa Knapp
Alissa Knapp
JUULING, the iPhone of E-cigarettes, essentially another vape encouraged to help regular cigarette smokers use alternate ways to quit smoking. However, it is actuality drawing in another crowd, and unfortunately that’d be 16-18 age groups!
68% of shared e-cigarettes are because of JUULING. 63% of young adults did not know that they product contains nicotine. And if you’re like senior, Olga Lozano Roldan, you didn’t even know they existed until recently!
How did JUULING become so popular amongst the younger crowd? The companies had targeted the younger adults by using models that would portray them as being the game changer and making the product seem like a must have!
The guest speaker, Moses Jones also brought up the misconceptions that the models in the photos just get paid to take photos of them acting as if they juul, when in actuality they may not even juul at all. When teenangers see the photos they assume they do it on a normal basis.
Mrs. Kruyer said, “I felt it was interesting how the companies targeted younger audiences and how the marketing works in that aspect, I also thought it was interesting how much is in one ‘pod’."
During the assembly, senior Bianca Jimenez said “that she liked that the guest speaker was humorous but also very detailed about the dangers of juuling.” She also added “cool dude.”
PHS benefited from the guest speaker coming into talking about the dangers and effects of JUULING because he made points that were both logical and humerous references from his childhood to lighten the mood, and as Mrs. Kruyer would say, "JUULING IS BAD."
Why Vape?
Why Vape?
Alexa Orozco
Alexa Orozco
“As part of the mayor’s youth council and abiding to our mission statement, I feel that the Breath Easy alliance correlates with our mission statement and I think it would help both current and future generations of Plymouth by preventing and raising awareness about e-cigarettes, vapes, and tobacco.”- Edgar
“This first step is to recognize that this is not just a regular issue but a health issue, their health solely depends on them getting help.”- Edgar
Third hand smoke. Two month old baby had just gotten out of respiratory therapy and grandma came to visit. Since grandma smokes the smoke smell was in her clothes and while she held the baby the baby inhaled it and was sent back to respiratory therapy.
Jules are not cool, especially in school”- Keller
Elizabeth - “I don’t smoke, I’m a leader eliminating drug and alcohol. Don’t do it, it’s disgusting and will definitely impact you in the future.
Sandra
“We’re really going to battle this, it’s a big battle against big tobacco, my goal is for Plymouth to go some free before the state does.”
“Cigarettes are the gateway to other things, opioids, tobacco, and mental health issues.”
Breaking Nicotine Addiction
People that smoke don’t just do it because they want to but because they can’t stop. They’re fighting a nicotine addiction.
Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical found in tobacco and affects the central nervous system and brain. As addicting as cocaine or heroin.
Body goes into withdrawal after the smokers quits smoking and intense cravings are common. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) gradually leads your body off of Nicotine thorugh small doses. Nicotine gum, patches, and lozenges along with Nicotine inhalers and nasal spray are common NRT methods.
Vape pens, e-hookahs and hookah pens are all types of e-cigarettes and most of them have nicotine.
Vapes create an vapor that usually have nicotine along with other chemicals. Nicotine can affect your heart rate, blood pressure, and insulin levels that may lead to heart disease.
Vapes that don’t have nicotine have other chemicals in the liquids that haven’t been tested for long or short-term health risks.
Help to quit at smokefree.gov.
Not Just Water-Not Just a Flavor
The vapor holds an aerosol mist that is full of toxic chemicals. Formaldehyde, heavy metals like lead, tin, or nickel along with other chemicals known to harm the body. This could lead to cancer, lung disease, and heart attacks.
Some vape companies claims to nicotine-free vapes have been proven wrong when studies showed they had nicotine.
A commonly used chemical in Nicotine-free vapes, diacetyl, has proven to cause a serious lung disease called “popcorn lung”
Studies have shown that teens that try vapes are twice as likely to smoke regular tobacco cigarettes.
Say No- Tips to overpower urge to smoke
Write down reasons you decided to quit that remind yourself why you’re doing it
Quit smoking hotline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW
Go somewhere where smoking it not allowed to surpass urge
Engage in art project, your hands will be too dirty to light a cigarette
Exercise and meditate to relieve stress
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