By A.F. They’re in lockers. They lurk in coat pockets and inside the waistband of jeans. Juuls are a smoking alternative shaped like a “...hard drive full of death,” as one student at West Valley put. They’re available with flavors such as creme brulee, cucumber, and bubblegum, and are the paramount of efficiency. To charge a Juul, you simply plug it and it’s charger into a USB port. When puffed, Juuls emit a smaller amount of vapor, but with a larger dose of nicotine, equal to about 29 milliliters more than the average e-cig. Because Juuls are so unassuming, they can be smoked in a shirt or behind a book. At home or at school.It’s the perfect storm.
Although some teenagers today are recovering smokers, they don’t all account for the staggering two million adolescents, according to the New York Times, who puff on the Juul, an e-device that is causing a social uproar. Teenage smoking and tobacco abuse had been in a steady decline since the start of the 21st century. However, a new pattern is emerging that is akin to the myth of the greek Hydra; you cut one head off, and another will take its place. Due to the widening availability of nicotine products, teenagers across the country are now habitually using Juuls, instead. In Alaska, these rates are even higher. Juuling has caught some interior teachers completely off guard. One West Valley teacher commented that it was “disrespectful, and disrupts a safe space I’ve worked hard to maintain.” She mentioned how she and many other faculty members are aware students are ‘Juuling’ behind their backs, whether it be in class or in the halls. A student from California- who now attends West Valley disclosed that there was a similar situation in his previous school. “Anytime you go into the bathroom,” he began, “you’d find between four to six kids in there Juuling.” amid light laughs, he added, “A lot of kids don’t call them bathrooms anymore. We call them Juul rooms.”
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Duncan Baumgarten
10/30/2018 09:00:20 am
This is a super important issue, that I think hasn't been talked about enough in a way that provides information. The addition of personal accounts from students and staff helps flesh out this problem in a real way. Thank you for covering this.
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Jacob
10/30/2018 09:02:09 am
Isn't "A hard drive full of death" a bit Intense?
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C.S
10/30/2018 09:02:09 am
Even though using E- cigarettes is bad....I think it's better than smoking real cigarettes.
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