{"id":468978,"date":"2022-06-30T02:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T23:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-smokers-freaking-out-about-ban-on-juul-pods-and-e-cigs\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T02:05:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T23:05:39","slug":"ex-smokers-freaking-out-about-ban-on-juul-pods-and-e-cigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-smokers-freaking-out-about-ban-on-juul-pods-and-e-cigs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-smokers &#8216;freaking out&#8217; about ban on Juul pods and e-cigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be38957e4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be38957e4e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-smokers-freaking-out-about-ban-on-juul-pods-and-e-cigs\/#%E2%80%9CEx-smokers_%E2%80%98freaking_out_about_ban_on_Juul_pods_and_e-cigs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ex-smokers &#8216;freaking out&#8217; about ban on Juul pods and e-cigs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEx-smokers_%E2%80%98freaking_out_about_ban_on_Juul_pods_and_e-cigs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ex-smokers &#8216;freaking out&#8217; about ban on Juul pods and e-cigs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Keep your bans off her e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Maxwell, a 30-year-old from Orange County, New York, said she\u2019s \u201cfreaking out\u201d about a potential Juul ban. She credits the vaping device with helping her recently quit cigarettes, after smoking them on and off since she was 13. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI switched to Juul for harm reduction,\u201d she said of saying goodbye to her beloved Natural American Spirit pack. \u201cI have an addictive personality and I don\u2019t do well with cold turkey quitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the Food and Drug Administration banned Juul products last Thursday, citing concerns about its toxicology data. Though the company got a temporary reprieve the next day, the e-cigarette giant\u2019s future remains uncertain. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kelly Maxwell, 30, started smoking Juul to wean herself off her cigarette habit.\" class=\"wp-image-22858226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kelly Maxwell, 30, started smoking Juul to wean herself off her cigarette habit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kelly Maxwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The FDA banned Juul pods on Thursday -- though the company got a reprieve the next day as it filed an appeal. \" class=\"wp-image-22858290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The FDA banned Juul pods on Thursday \u2014 though the company got a reprieve the next day as it filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>America\u2019s biggest e-cigarette distributor has been blamed for the youth vaping epidemic, but adult users like Maxwell say they\u2019ve come to rely on Juul to help them smoke fewer cigarettes and that they don\u2019t know what they will do with a ban. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Maxwell tried giving up cigarettes at various points over the past decade, but she fell off the wagon hard in 2020 during the early days of COVID lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was smoking cigarettes more than ever,\u201d she recalled. Her job as a producer for TV shows and documentaries often involved <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing out in the field, but that was put on pause and it made her anxious. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, she tried again to wean herself off of smoking cigarettes. On the weekends, she sometimes smoked a pack a day, while during the week she\u2019d go through five to 10 cigarettes. <\/p>\n<p>Now, Maxwell typically goes through a four-pack of Juul pods, which costs around $20.99 in under one week. It\u2019s still cheaper than what she spent on cigarettes, estimating she shelled out around $30 per week, sometimes nearly $50. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Similar e-cigarette products like Vuse, and NJOY, will not be impacted by the ban, though, it\u2019s unclear if the FDA intends to impose sales restrictions on other e-cigarette brands.\" class=\"wp-image-22858480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Similar e-cigarette products like Vuse, and NJOY, will not be impacted by the ban, though, it\u2019s unclear if the FDA intends to impose sales restrictions on other e-cigarette brands.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Kelly Maxwell, 30, started smoking Juul to wean herself off her cigarette habit.\" class=\"wp-image-22858452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Kelly-Maxwell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Kelly Maxwell, 30, started smoking Juul to wean herself off her cigarette habit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kelly Maxwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Juul was designed by two Stanford grad students who wanted to create a gadget that would help them and others smoke fewer cigarettes. It launched in 2015 with the seemingly noble aim of taking on Big Tobacco, but it ultimately became part of it. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Patricia Folan, a registered nurse and the director of the Northwell Health Center for Tobacco Control, is skeptical of Juul as a tool to help smokers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy experience with e-cigarette users in our cessation program has been that they report feeling more addicted than when they smoked cigarettes. They attribute the difference to the fact that they are able to use the vape products constantly throughout the day compared to the limited time they smoke individual cigarettes,\u201d Folan explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has not been demonstrated that e-cigarettes help people quit smoking combustible cigarettes. Often, they become dual users,\u201d she said, noting the dangerous impact e-cigarettes have on the heart and lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Folan continued: \u201cThe health effects related to smoking cigarettes or using e-cigarettes are hazardous. We know from decades of researching the long-term health effects of smoking cigarettes. It is still to be determined what the long-term effects of e-cigarettes will be on adults and teens.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The FDA in 2020 mandated all e-cigarette and vaping companies submit applications to keep marketing their products amid a rise in youth vaping. It banned fruit and mint-flavored pods. \" class=\"wp-image-22858334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/juul-ban-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The FDA in 2020 mandated all e-cigarette and vaping companies submit applications to keep marketing their products amid a rise in youth vaping. It banned fruit and mint-flavored pods. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMany of them contain cancer-causing agents. The high levels of nicotine can interfere with the developing brain of teens and lead to lifelong addiction.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Maxwell is hoping she won\u2019t have to deal with a Juul ban, but she is starting to make alternate plans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was thinking about going out and getting more of the tobacco cartridges, even to sell them,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>If that day ever comes, she may consider lighting up Black &amp; Mild cigars as an alternative to going back to cigarette smoking or she\u2019ll just go greener. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I\u2019ll just smoke more weed,\u201d Maxwell said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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