According to the article -
flavors ARE
NOT THE MAIN DRIVER FOR TEEN USE.
And I agree with that. What I do think is the main driver is -
Similar to the effect on underage smoking -
Kids, especially teens and adolescents, are constantly craving approval from their peers. And one of the fastest routes to that is to be “cool.” James Dean was cool. Vape tricks are cool. Get it?
I just actually looked up vape tricks on YT just for this response. Actually I’m a bit surprised Uwell has their name on it. Greed. Companies straying from the concept of a safer alternative to smoking and moving to such superfluous fluff strikes me as a gain market share at any cost approach. Sorry, don’t mean to derail, but I couldn’t let the Uwell video slide without throwing that out there.