" Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. " ... And So Does Americans for Nonsmokers ' Rights

A July 11column by the American Nonsmokers ' Rights Foundation (ANRF) is entitled " Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. " A large image shows a graduating college student with the quote: " We were literally going to be the first generation not addicted to nicotine. And then they made it taste like cotton candy and everyone is vaping and ADDICTED to nicotine. "The Rest of the StoryThe headline should more appropriately say: " Big Tobacco Lies. So Does Juul. And So Does the American Nonsmokers ' Rights Foundation. "ANRF is lying here because they are implying that Juul created cotton candy-flavored e-cigarettes which have attracted youth and gotten large numbers of them addicted to nicotine. However, there ' s just one problem with that assertion ...... Juul does not make cotton candy-flavored pods.The truth is that it is not cotton candy-flavored products that have gotten youth addicted to vaping. In fact, the cotton candy products are not particularly addictive, and if youth were actually using cotton candy vapes, they would most likely not be addicted to nicotine.Moreover, the cotton candy flavors are not manufactured by either Juul or by any tobacco company.It is also not true that the generation of students graduating from college now was going to be the first generation not addicted to nicotine. The prevalence of current smoking in 12th grade among this year ' s college graduating class was approximately11%. While that ' s obviously much better than in the past, it is hardly ...
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