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We need to stop e-cigarette use before it ruins a generation like tobacco did

Opinions September 16, 2019

Editor's note: This piece has been updated to reflect the fact that Juul does not advertise to youth or intend its product for youth consumption. By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer We have to stop being so naive about e-cigarettes. At present, the same mistakes of the previous generations are being repeated that allow young people — high school students and university students alike — to become addicted to a more technologically advanced poison than cigarettes. The more we study e-cigarettes, the more we learn that they are anything but safe. To start, e-cigarette use leads to nicotine addiction. E-cigarettes aren’t just…

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Viral online trends are not to blame, the participants are

EIC May 19, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2527" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of TIME (Flickr)[/caption] The concept of ‘going viral’ has evolved from being a result of chance to a goal to aim for. As a result, more and more irresponsible Internet users aim to garner…

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