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18-year-old boy, how much harm does 70-year-old lung electronic cigarette do to the body

On the 13th local time, a young man suffering from lung diseases in Illinois took the well-known electronic cigarette manufacturer 'Juul' to court. The young man's name is Adam & middot; Hagen reed, 18, started using e-cigarettes more than a year ago. At present, he has been found to have lung injury, and the doctor told his family that the injury is irreversible. Since then, Adam can no longer jump like his peers, it is difficult to climb stairs, and his dream of becoming a firefighter has been farther and farther away from himself.

'My lungs are equivalent to those of a 70 year old '

According to CCTV finance and economics, in the 85 page indictment submitted on the same day, Adam and his lawyer accused the well-known American e-cigarette manufacturer 'Jewell' of deliberately instilling the hint that e-cigarettes can improve social status into teenagers through social media and other channels, and pointed out that the company did not fully disclose the harmful ingredients contained in its e-cigarette products.

Attorney for the plaintiff Antonio & middot; Romanucci: Jewell claims that his product is safe and a safe substitute for cigarettes. It is not as addictive as tobacco. It is a way to quit traditional cigarettes. Now we know that this is a lie.

According to Xinhua news agency, e-cigarette appeared in the U.S. market in 2006. Some people use it as a tool to get rid of traditional cigarettes. However, the number of minors smoking e-cigarettes in the United States has surged in recent years. In 2018, about 3.6 million middle school students smoked e-cigarettes, 1.5 million more than in 2017. In order to attract young people, many electronic cigarette products provide fruit flavor, chocolate flavor, cream flavor and other flavors.

The U.S. Department of health and human services warned on the 11th that although more and more people are aware of the problem of teenagers' abuse of e-cigarettes, the situation continues to deteriorate. The latest survey results show that more than 25% of middle school students have smoked e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, compared with 20.8% last year and 11.7% in 2017.

The sales volume of 'Jewell' e-cigarette products in the United States showed an explosive growth. In the year from June 2017 to June 2018, its sales increased by more than 7 times, reaching US $940 million. Last year's sales volume accounted for more than 70% of the entire e-cigarette market in the United States.

Recently, the controversy over e-cigarettes in the United States is not limited to Adam's case.

On September 10, health officials in Kansas confirmed that a female resident died of serious respiratory diseases caused by e-cigarettes, which is the sixth death related to e-cigarettes in the United States.

The United States plans to ban the sale of non tobacco flavored e-cigarettes

According to Xinhua news agency, the U.S. Department of health and Human Services announced on the 11th that its subordinate food and Drug Administration will introduce regulations in the coming weeks to prohibit the sale of non tobacco flavored e-cigarettes in order to control the trend of teenagers smoking e-cigarettes.

U.S. President trump told reporters after listening to the report of the U.S. Secretary of health and human services and the acting director of the U.S. drug administration that day that e-cigarettes have become a problem, especially for children.

The U.S. health department has repeatedly warned about the possible health risks of e-cigarettes. At present, the U.S. health department is investigating more than 450 cases of serious lung disease related to the use of electronic cigarettes. On August 7, the US Drug Administration said that it had received 127 cases of seizures after using e-cigarettes, and was investigating whether e-cigarettes were the direct cause.