The Dark Side of Vaping and Juuling

With the reason and source I am going to provide, I am convinced that I will change your perspective about vaping/juuling.I believe that vaping/juuling/e-cigarettes or any type of electronic devices that you can smoke from is very unhealthy. I am going to argue that juuling/vaping is very unhealthy for you. Mike Stobbe said, “More than 500 people have been diagnosed with vaping related breathing illnesses, but the cause remains unknown, U.S.health officials said Thursday” (Stobbe). So, therefore, Juuling/vaping can lead up to multiple things excluding deaths, and illnesses.

Vaping was known to help to quit smoking cigarettes, but now they are making people very sick. According to Ron Balkisson, “In the last few months I have seen 2 patients who presented with significant respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath and chest pain) that they temporally associated with the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)” (Balkisson). This shows that vaping isn’t good for anyone at all because there will be major things that will happen to you. If the does not convinced you that vaping came make you sick or even lead up to death maybe Mrs. Young will. She stated, “The US Surgeon General has concluded that e-cigarette aerosol is not harmless and can contain harmful and potentially harmful chemicals, including nicotine, which is damaging to the developing brain”(Young). Mrs. Young basically said that we don’t know what harmful chemicals could be in these electronice things that anyone can smoke out of. The only thing that we really know that is in there is nicotine. Nicotine is most likely to get younger people addicted than older.

Considering that younger people are more prone to starting juuling/vaping it is bad for them during adolescence. John-Anthony Fraga said, “Not only is nicotine highly addictive, but it is also toxic to fetuses and is known to impair brain and lung development if used during adolescence” (Fraga). Even though juuling/vaping is very unhealthy to do for young people, no one, including adults should do them either. No one realizes how much nicotine is in a juul pod until they actually do the research but they won’t even do that. Mrs. Young stated, “Each JUUL pod contains 0.7mL with 5% nicotines by weight, approximately equivalent to 1 pack of cigarettes or 200 puffs. PHIX pod contains 1.7mL of nicotines, equivalent to the amount of nicotines in 2 packs of cigarettes”(Young). In a lot of the vaping, juuling, e-cigarettes, and any other of the electronic devices you can smoke, there can be anything the pods or the juices. Mrs. Young also stated, “END product has revealed cancer-causing agents, respiratory irritants, heavy metals, and volatile organic compound. Studies found these agent in both vapers urine and saliva,as well as in the surrounding air”(Young). Basically, there could be cancer-causing agents, respiratory irritants, heavy metals, and volatile organic compound in any electrical devices. With that being said, there are multiple things that could happen. For example, getting very sick, having issues breathing, or even deaths.

There have been studies from deaths of patients that have use vapes/juuls. There is still no proven fact that vapes/juuls is the cause of the deaths, but they have report of illness from juul/vapes. Mike Stobbe said, “Doctors have said the illnesses resemble an inhalation injury, with the lungs apparently reacting to a caustic substance. So far, no single vaping product or ingredient has been linked to the illnesses, though most patients reported vaping THC, the high-producing ingredient in marijuana” (Stobbe). There are still patients that have complained about chest pains, shortness of breath, and a cough, which could be from anything really but they have been using vapes/juuls. In the resource I found, Mr. Stobbe stated, “Missouri joined the list later Thursday, announcing the death of a man in his mid-40s at a St. Louis hospital. The man who died in Miisouri told his family he started vaping in May for chronic pain, but investigators have not yet determined if he was vaping THC, according to a spokeswoman at Mercy Hospital St. Louis” (Stobbe). There is no evidence if he was vaping for chronic pain, so, therefore he could have been vaping just to vape.

Now, the opposite side of vaping being very unhealthy for you. I kinda figured there would be a lot more of website because some many people don’t know the major dangers of juuls/vaping. In the website I found, it has pros and cons for both sides of vaping. Natalie Regoli said:

There is an ashy smell which tends to linger when you smoke cigarettes. This is due to the various tars, oils, and products that are contained in cigarette smoke. Even your breath can smell like ash after a single cigarette. When you transition to vaping, many of these odors go away. In addition, vaping uses different flavors and scents which make the experience more pleasurable for everyone around, with options ranging from cinnamon to cotton candy. (Regoli)

Which this isn’t a healthy thing it is very true, vaping can eliminate smoking smells. It is very common where you can smell the difference from smoking cigarettes to vape juices. Another thing Natalie mention in this website is,

Cutting out the cigarette smoke can have immediate health advantages as well. Vapers tend to cough less than smokers. Their skin hue often looks healthier. There are fewer mood swings, better energy levels, and less nausea associated with vaping as well. Some vapers even report having a better sense of smell after stopping their cigarette smoking habit. (Regoli)

Which some of this very true, but vaping can still have a lot of these factors turn on them.

Therefore, there still is a lot of research and test that needs to be done. In conclusion, vaping has many bad factors for your health, for example, coughing/respiratory problems, getting sick, getting put in a hospital, or even possibly death. For the opposite side of vaping being bad for you, it can eliminate cigarette smells, its less coughing, and it can make your skin look better. You will feel better energy levels, and won’t feel as nausea. Also, it’s a possibility that you can smell better.

Work Cited

1. Balkissoon R. Journal club—electronic cigarettes and vaping as a harm reduction alternative: really? Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2019;6(3):281-291. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.6.3.2019.0143
2. Fraga, John Anthony. “The Dangers of Juuling.” National Center for Health Research, National Center for Health Research, 2019, http://www.center4research.org/the-dangers-of-juuling/.
3. Regoli, Natalie. “19 Foremost Pros and Cons of Vaping.” Ittana Personal Finance Blog, Vittana, 2019, https://vittana.org/19-foremost-pros-and-cons-of-vaping.
4. Stobbe, Mike. “US Vaping Illnesses Top 500, Missouri Man Is 8th Death.” The Washington Post, The Washington Post, 19 Sept. 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-vaping-illness-count-tops-500-but-cause-still-unknown/2019/09/19/191caee8-daf9-11e9-a1a5-162b8a9c9ca2_story.html.
5. Gibson-Young, Linda M, and Mary Martinasek. “JUULING: What Kids Don’t Know Will Hurt Them.” Contemporary PEDIATRICS, Contemporary PEDIATRICS, 1 June 2018, https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/pediatrics/juuling-what-kids-dont-know-will-hurt-them.