Awareness, Communication

/watch?v=6ZVAUWLC9zQ Parents maybe not be aware of all of their teens habits and their social lives, but when drugs are involved, communication is vital. Check out this video for new knowledge on juuls, teens and how to make society aware of the consequences of drugs.

Multimedia Presentation

In the past couple of weeks, our class has been working on creating a multimedia presentation that corresponds to our topic. In my video I talked about how Juul has been luring teens with its trendy marketing. Their schemes to attract the youth has influenced teens to think its acceptable to smoke without the knowledge […]

The Dangers of Juul

Juuls contain nicotine, which can make teens addicted and harm the adolescent brain. Nicotine has the ability to damage a part of the brain that deals with attention, learning, mood, and impulse control. Nicotine can also change the way synapses, which helps with creating memories, are formed. It can also make teens more susceptible to […]

JUUL NEWS

On April 15, a Florida law has filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against e-cigarette maker JUUL and tobacco company Altria Group, because it targets teen. Recently,  a 35 percent stake in JUUL after the e-cigarette leader and said that juul won’t be marketed to young people. “”The companies tell regulators they are not marketing to […]

Educating Teens the Dangers of Juul

The dangerous trend of vaping has recently spread across the nation. Nearly 21% of high school students vaped in 2018, which is a 10% rise since 2017, according to Journalist’s Resource. Dominican saw the need to discuss this growing problem with students and took action. “This presentation was necessary to the health of our students,” […]

Legal Frameworks

Under federal law, distribution of drugs to a person under age 21 is punishable by twice the normal penalty, a mandatory one-year prison term; a third conviction is punishable by mandatory life imprisonment. Persons convicted on federal charges of possessing any controlled substance face penalties of up to one year in prison and a mandatory […]

JUUL Marketing

“Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes has been heavily scrutinized for marketing to minors. Reports show that Juul was well aware that minors were using their products and did not do enough to stop this. Particularly their marketing was toeing the line of ethical practices.  In the The New York Times, Matt Ritchel quotes “the […]

Ingredients of Juul

In addition to this patented formula, juul pods contain a greater amount of benzoic acid, 44.8 mg/mL, compared to other e-cigarette brands, which are in the range of 0.2 to 2 mg/mL. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), benzoic acid is known to cause coughs, sore throat, abdominal pain, nausea, and […]