Vaping or smoking electronic cigarettes can be more dangerous than smoking regular cigarettes.
Thatâs the word from Dr. Arati C. Patel, a CalvertHealth Medical Center oncologist, who spoke during a Dec. 9 virtual informational meeting with Patuxent High School parents and students.
A âpodâ from an electronic cigarette â such as JUUL, which came on the scene a few years ago â can contain as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes, she said.
âA few [of the electronic cigarettes] are very dangerous to a personâs body,â she said.
By 2020, some 3.6 million middle and high school students have used a JUUL vaporizer, she said.