The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/vaping/)
Vaping is no stranger to the Cornell community, with students scattered across campus casually “hitting” their JUULs in between classes. But are Cornellians aware of its potential health consequences?
Two e-cigarette related deaths were reported in New York state in 2019. Lawmakers consider changes in legislating, including banning flavored Juul products, as Collegetown store managers react.
In Fall 2018, 25 percent of Cornell undergraduates reported using e-cigarettes in their lifetime, up from 14 percent in the Fall of 2015, according to Cornell Health. Additionally, 10 percent of all first year students in Fall 2018 reported using an e-cigarette in the two weeks leading up to move-in.
The Wednesday public forum was hosted by Debate in Science and Health, a Cornell club focused on “engaging controversies in science, bioethics, medical ethics, and public health & policy.”
A spectre is haunting Cornell — the spectre of the Juul. It has seized every Collegetown frat party, every hidden corner of the Olin stacks, and every North Campus dorm. With each additional “Do u have pods?” text sent on this campus, the grasp of the Juul tightens around the lungs of Cornellians everyday. However, an existential threat of the Juul looms over New York State. Two months ago, Governor Cuomo signed a bill banning the use of e-cigarettes in public indoor spaces — officially putting him on every teenager’s shit list, right next to the mayor from Footloose and the principal from The Breakfast Club.