In their study published in the journal eLifespecialists note that “Daily inhalation of JUUL for 3 months is associated with neuroinflammation“. The area of the brain particularly affected is the nucleus accumbens, “a region of brain essential for motivation and reward processing”say the specialists.
“Many JUUL users are teenagers or young adults whose brains are still in developmentso it’s quite terrifying to learn what can be going on in their brain considering how it might affect their Mental Health and their long-term behavior“said Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander, associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine and author of the study.
The researchers noted inflammation in the colon, “which could increase the risk of gastrointestinal disease”.
On the other hand, the heart exhibits reduced levels of inflammatory markers. According to the authors, this could make heart tissue more vulnerable to infection.
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