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One because it is illegal. Nicotine smoking age is 21 in the USA. I might be wrong but I am pretty sure that nicotine is way more addictive than coffee, TV, or

One because it is illegal. Nicotine smoking age is 21 in the USA. I might be wrong but I am pretty sure that nicotine is way more addictive than coffee, TV, or video games and the problem is that teenagers are already addicted. “You fall asleep with your Juul under your pillow,” my other friend said. “With Juul, the pattern of use isn’t kids having a cherry vape every now and then,” he said. “It’s kids sneaking off to the bathroom, kids vaping consistently throughout the day.”

sli 8y ago
> Nicotine smoking age is 21 in the USA. That is not true. The federal smoking age is 18, and many states do not have a minimum smoking age set at all, only a minimum purchase age.[0] This means they simply defer to federal law. Some states made 21 the purchase age, but it is not federally mandated. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_age#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_age#Americas
thebigspacefuck 8y ago
Cigarettes are more addictive than nicotine by itself. [1](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11143719 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&...) As far as the relevant quotes go, you could say the same thing about smart phones. “You fall asleep with your phone under your pillow,” my other friend said. “With smartphones, the pattern of use isn’t kids having a peek at their phone every now and then,” he said. “It’s kids sneaking off to the bathroom, kids looking at their phones consistently throughout the day.” Believable, huh? Nicotine improves mood, focus, concentration, and short-term memory [2](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766). Smart phones, on the other hand, reduce available cognitive capacity, just by being around [3](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/691462 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/691462). Maybe teens are self-medicating for the attention deficit their smart phones are causing. Would you rather have them on amphetamines?

sli 8y ago

> Nicotine smoking age is 21 in the USA. That is not true. The federal smoking age is 18, and many states do not have a minimum smoking age set at all, only a minimum purchase age.[0] This means they simply defer to federal law. Some states made 21 the purchase age, but it is not federally mandated. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_age#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_age#Americas

thebigspacefuck 8y ago

Cigarettes are more addictive than nicotine by itself. [1](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11143719 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&...) As far as the relevant quotes go, you could say the same thing about smart phones. “You fall asleep with your phone under your pillow,” my other friend said. “With smartphones, the pattern of use isn’t kids having a peek at their phone every now and then,” he said. “It’s kids sneaking off to the bathroom, kids looking at their phones consistently throughout the day.” Believable, huh? Nicotine improves mood, focus, concentration, and short-term memory [2](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766). Smart phones, on the other hand, reduce available cognitive capacity, just by being around [3](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/691462 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/691462). Maybe teens are self-medicating for the attention deficit their smart phones are causing. Would you rather have them on amphetamines?