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The evolution of e-cigarettes <br />Early e-cigarettes resembled conventional cigarettes and were called “cig-a-likes.” They evolved into pen-shaped devices with small tanks that held “e-juice.” Tanks <br />got bigger, morphing into the “mods,” which give users more control of the device. Now, USB-shaped e-cigarettes such as JUUL and Myblu are often discreetly used <br />by youth and pack a huge nicotine punch. <br />SOURCES <br />1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of <br />Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health <br />Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, January 2014. <br />2 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018 Public Health Consequences of <br />E-Cigarettes. The National Academies Press. 2018 <br />3 Evered SR. Teens and Tobacco in Minnesota: Highlights from the 2017 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey: <br />Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health, February 2018. <br />4 US Surgeon General (2012). Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <br />The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota is dedicated to reducing <br />the human and economic costs of tobacco use in Minnesota. <br />(April 2018) <br />2395 University Avenue W, Suite 310, St. Paul, MN 55114 <br />651-646-3005 | www.ansrmn.org <br />FACT: E-cigarettes are marketed toward youth.FACT: <br />E-cigarettes <br />are not <br />harm-free. <br />E-cigarettes <br />contribute to <br />indoor air pollution. <br />Studies have found <br />nicotine, heavy <br />metals, toxins, <br />and carcinogens <br />in e-cigarette <br />aerosol.2 <br />Companies such as JUUL, NJoy, blu and MarkTen target youth with heavy marketing <br />in magazines and social media. In Minnesota, 88.4 percent of students had seen ads <br />promoting e-cigarettes in the past 30 days.3 E-cigarettes come in a variety of youth- <br />friendly flavors, such as gummy bear, fruit punch, chocolate, cherry crush and mango.4 <br />(Images courtesy of trinketsandtrash.org)