The e-cigarette manufacturers have recently suffered from a lot of headaches, and the outbreak of lung diseases that have not yet been diagnosed, the sudden explosion in use, and the US government’s ban on the sale of flue-cured tobacco have made e-cigarettes more and more important as traditional tobacco substitutes. Questioning, the crisis is still spreading, “California Health Hotline (California Healthline) A report slammed the health concept of e-cigarettes.

After many people worried that e-cigarettes would cause people who did not smoke to become addicted to cigarettes, and then switch to traditional cigarettes. After all, cigarettes with lower prices and higher nicotine content are more cost-effective than e-cigarettes.

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The irony is that there is such a phenomenon among many e-cigarette users. In order to get rid of the dependence on e-cigarettes, they began to switch to traditional cigarettes.

21Lucas McCain started smoking in high school. After hearing that e-cigarettes were healthier, he bought a Juul, now the leader in the e-cigarette market. As a result, he found that Juul not only did not reduce his own addiction, but instead Aggravating the trend, he pulled back traditional cigarettes last month.

Although e-cigarettes have always been a health point, the truth is that it is no safer than traditional cigarettes. A Juul cartridge can be used for about 200, and its nicotine content is equivalent to a pack of cigarettes. Therefore, when McCain discovered the power of Juul, many people were reluctant to use e-cigarettes.

“In order to quit smoking, I bought a Juul. Now, in order to quit Juul, I started smoking again,” McCain wrote on Twitter.

There are a few similarities on Twitter.

“I am smoking…in order to quit Juul, because I am afraid of dying.” User @itty bitty wrote.

This status undoubtedly makes the e-cigarette manufacturers headed by Juul quite embarrassing, but admits that it is impossible to admit that they can only insist that they are doing the tools of “providing adult smokers to reduce or completely stop using cigarettes”. Rather than helping people stay away from nicotine or treat nicotine addiction.

For the accusation of Juul’s excessive nicotine content, its spokesman Ted Kwong explained that their cartridges are divided into 5% and 3% nicotine content, in order to allow users to adapt slowly from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes. Conversion.

The regulator’s comments on Juul are not bought. Last Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) condemned Juul’s promotion of its products safer than cigarettes without FDA approval, limiting the company’s work to 15 jobs. Give a reply within the day.

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In addition, although e-cigarette manufacturers have repeatedly said that their products are aimed at adult users, they are deliberately aiming at young people in publicity and design. The strange tastes are also very attractive to young people who are pursuing freshness. .

On September 11, the FDA reported that it would ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. With the surge in cases and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, the New York State government has stated on Sunday that it will issue an emergency ban on flavoring e-cigarettes this week, and Michigan has taken action.

Traditional tobacco giants are probably secretly stealing music. However, in the face of the embarrassing e-cigarettes, these big companies have long been prepared. Marlboro’s parent company Altria was reported last year to invest about $13 billion in a purchase of 35% of shares in Juul, regardless of the future direction of e-cigarettes. Tobacco companies prepared for both hands seem to be winners.

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