![]() The FDA, which recently announced an impending ban on menthol-flavored combustible cigarettes and flavored cigars, is currently deciding whether to continue allowing the sale of e-cigarette products in the U.S.-and for teen favorites like Juul, data around youth vaping could be the nail in the coffin. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned many flavored vaping products that could appeal to teenagers. In late 2019, the Trump Administration raised the legal tobacco purchase age to 21. Those figures are down from 27.5% and 10.5%, respectively, in 2019-rates high enough to prompt sweeping regulations on e-cigarettes. ![]() In 2020, about 20% of high school students and 5% of middle-school students said they had vaped some sort of e-cigarette in the past month. Whether Juul meant to attract them or not, though, millions of teenagers have used its products. And Juul, with a sleek design and satisfying nicotine delivery, could be particularly appealing to adult smokers looking to switch. To their credit, most health experts agree that e-cigarettes-while not full-stop safe-are less dangerous than cigarettes. ![]() Juul’s executives have repeatedly denied that they meant to attract children they say their goal has always been to give adult smokers a better option than deadly combustible cigarettes.
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