Nearly half of Juul's Twitter followers are too young to buy e-cigarettes: study

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Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, ...

- Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, according a study published on Monday.

The study also was not a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how following Juul on social media directly impacts vaping habits. Other research has linked teen vaping to an increased risk of smoking traditional cigarettes.

 

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