E-cigarettes and youth

The use of electronic cigarettes in children has become an epidemic according to the CDC. In 2018, more than 3.6 million US students reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days. Most contain nicotine and may increase the likelihood of using regular cigarettes in the future.

JUULs was released in 2015 and quickly became the best-selling brand in the United States. A single JUUL capsule contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes. Scientists are currently studying the long-term effects of electronic cigarettes on health.

"What I say to children, when I talk to them, is:" Look. You are guinea pigs. We do not know what we will discover in 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, because they are so new, "said Liz Bonney, coordinator of education and smoking prevention at the District Health Unit. from Lake Region.

She adds that her goal is to arm people with information to help them quit this habit or never take it back at the beginning.