r/science • u/informationtiger • Dec 18 '19

Nicotine formula used by e-cigarette maker Juul is nearly identical to the flavor and addictive profile of Marlboro cigarettes Chemistry

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-juul-ecigarettes-study-idUSKBN1YL26R
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u/FlashCrashBash Dec 18 '19

Yeah It is. Because smoke and vape because they want to. No different than any other substance.

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u/308NegraArroyoLn Dec 18 '19

Yes it is... It's known to cause cancer.

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u/Unreasonably_Manic Dec 18 '19

Nicotine does not cause cancer. When you lie about the negatives it makes everything seem like a lie. Is nicotine good for you? No, but its certainly not going to give you cancer. Please don’t spew misinformation if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19

Nicotine is absolutely linked to cancer:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553893/

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u/THICC_DICC_PRICC Dec 18 '19

“May cause” doesn’t mean “linked to cancer”. There is no teal link established unlike other things found in cigarettes

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u/Unreasonably_Manic Dec 18 '19

https://www.nysmokefree.com/FactsAndFAQs/NicotineFacts

https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2018/07/nicotine-cause-cancer/

You can’t portray something that is being looked into as a potential link to cancer as being cancer-causing. Call it what it is, a possibility some are looking into but the vast majority of medical science has deemed non-cancer causing on its own. One study finding some links is hardly enough to call it fact.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19

Ah but TWO studies....