California's Not Your Lab Rat Campaign: Vaping Dangers

0:00California just launched a campaign called Not Your Labrat, aimed at folks aged 18-24. It's funded by a state settlement with Jewel Labs, the big vaping company. The message hits hard. Young adults are basically test subjects for super high-dose vapes and nicotine pouches that pack way more punch than old school smokes. Back in 2017, high nicotine vapes blew up and Jewel jumped to the top spot fast. Peter John Pierce, from UC San Diego, points out these products, slam nicotine into your system different from cigarettes, wrapping up the risks big, time. Health worries are spiking now, especially for a generation that might not recall the vaping dangers from before. Pierce warns about hits to the lungs and heart, plus e-valley, that's e-cigarette or vaping lung injury, which straight up killed people. He says we won't know the full damage for 10-15 years, but it's likely going to be massive. Meanwhile, Adrian Kwakowski, from Sandy Agons, versus Big Tobacco, calls regulating this

1:02stuff, whack a mole, crack down on one product, and boom, they drop a new one. Their playbook, Hook Kids Young, when they're easy to reel in, experts like these are pushing back hard, reminding us the tobacco game evolves, but the goal stays the same. Keep the addiction flowing. Stay sharp out there, and don't let them turn you into the next experiment. That's your California News Today update, AI powered and always on.