VICTIM WAS SOMEONE HE CALLED AN UNCLE. HE’S CURRENTLY ON AN IMMIGRATION HOLD.
>> NOW TO OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
VAPING FOR SLEEP, A VAPE LIKE
DEVICE DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A
JEWEL OR E-CIGARETTE IS BEING
TOUTED AS THE INTERNET’S
NUMBER ONE SLEEP AND STRESS.
BRANDON, CHANCES ARE IF YOU
HAVE TEENS, THEY KNOW ALL
ABOUT IT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
>>JOHN GAUGHAN: NEWS 4 JAX
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR LAUREN
VERNO’S. JOINING US NOW LIVE
WHAT IS THIS DEVICE? IS IT
SAFE HOLDING AREA? HERE? LOOKS
REALLY SMALL. LOOKS JUST LIKE
YOU WOULD SEE AN E-CIGARETTE.
BUT SOME PEOPLE SWEAR BY
MELATONIN SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP
THEM SLEEP. BUT NOW THERE ARE
DEVICES LIKE THIS ONE ON THE
MARKET THAT PROMISE TO GET THE
MELATONIN INTO YOUR BODY
QUICKER THAN WHEN YOU TAKE A
PILL. THIS BRAND HERE, IT’S
CLOUDY AND THIS IS ITS
MELATONIN. DIFFUSE OR NOT
CLOUDY STOOD OUT BECAUSE OF
ITS LARGE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO A
JACKSONVILLE DOCTOR, SHE
IMMEDIATELY POINTED OUT SOME
RED FLAGS, NOT JUST WHAT THE
DEVICE RESEMBLES WHAT’S
INSIDE.
>> WHO WOULDN’T LOVE A BETTER
NIGHT’S THAT’S WHAT THE BRAND
CLOUDY PROMISES. AND WITH MORE
THAN 250,000 FOLLOWERS ON
TIKTOK AND ALMOST HALF A
MILLION FOLLOWERS ON
INSTAGRAM, PEOPLE ARE
LISTENING. BUT AT THE LOW
PRICE OF JUST $20, IS IT ALL
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY AN E-CIGARETTE.
IT’S THE SAME THING AS A
JEWEL.
>> WITH THAT, THE NICOTINE
DOCTOR, MIRIAM LEWIS, IS THE
CO-DIRECTOR OF YOU HAVE HEALTH
JACKSONVILLE, SLEEP LAB AND IS
A LUNG SPECIALIST, MELATONIN
LAVENDER CAME A MEAL THAT
DOESN’T SOUND TOO BAD.
>> IT DOESN’T ACTUALLY HELP
YOU SLEEP SO LAVENDER, AND CAN
THE MAIL. THOSE ARE GREAT, NOT
OWN AND IS A LITTLE BIT
COMPLICATED. THE COMPANY SAYS
ITS DEVICE CONTAINS ONLY THESE
7 INGREDIENTS MELATONIN. THE
MAIN ONE.
>> IF ANYBODY TAKES MELATONIN,
I’M HIGH ENOUGH LEVEL. IT WILL
MAKE YOU SLEEPY. BUT IT
DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT
YOU REPLICATE INGER
DUPLICATING THE BODY’S NATURAL
WITH THEM.
>> ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE,
MELATONIN IS ONLY RECOMMENDED
FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM JET
LAG OR WHO WORK OVERNIGHT
SHIFTS.
>> THERE MIGHT BE IN THOSE 2
SITUATIONS AND INDICATION
SHE’S NOT OWNING OTHERWISE.
NOW.
>> NO MELATONIN. VAPE PRODUCTS
ARE RELATIVELY NEW. ONLY FIRST
INTRODUCED TO THE MARKET 5
YEARS AGO NOW BECAUSE OF THAT,
THERE ARE MANY STUDIES ON THE
EFFECTS OF VAPING MELATONIN
AND NO REGULATION BY THE FDA.
I THINK PARENTS, IF YOU’RE IF
LOOKING TEENAGERS OR
ADOLESCENTS IN PARTICULAR,
THEY HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT
THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING.
>> DOCTOR LEWIS BROUGHT UP
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE DEVICE,
BUT HE SAYS IT’S MELATONIN,
DIFFUSE OR WORKS BEST. WHEN
USE RETRO NASALLY IN THE MOUTH
AND OUT THE NOSE WITHOUT
INHALING TO THE IS THAT
POSSIBLE? VERY DIFFICULT.
>> VERY I SURE A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE OF THIS WILL
DEFINITELY GO INTO THE LUNGS
AND WHAT’S PROBLEMATIC WITH
THAT. ANYTHING THAT ISN’T
HEALED, THAT IS NOT MEANT TO
BE INHALED IS NEVER A GOOD
THING IN TERMS OF LUNG HEALTH.
>> AND WHILE CLOUDY SAYS
MINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO
USE THE PRODUCTS, THIS REALLY
IS MARKETED ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
WHICH AGAIN, A LOT OF THE
YOUNGER GENERATION. IS THERE A
CONCERN THERE OF THAT
MARKETING? ABSOLUTELY HAS SOME
THINGS WORK AND SOME THINGS
MAY ACTUALLY BE HARMFUL AND
WHEN IT COMES TO DEVICES LIKE
THIS, DOCTOR LEWIS SAYS SHE
WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND IT TO
HER PATIENTS.
>> ONLINE, THE COMPANY SAYS
YOU TAKE THE PRODUCT INTO YOUR
MOUTH, RELEASE IT THROUGH YOUR
NOSE WITHOUT INHALING. BUT
DOCTOR LEWIS SAYS IT’S VERY
HARD NOT TO GET SOME OF THAT
INTO YOUR LONG. SO AGAIN.
>> SHE DOESN’T RECOMMEND IT
CAN JOIN YEARS. SO IN TALKING
WITH DOCTOR LOUIS YOU, SHE’S
GOT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. HOW
YOU CAN GET GOOD SLEEP WITHOUT
HAVING TO GO THIS ROUTE OR
EVEN SPEND MONEY. RIGHT IS NOT
THE MILLION-DOLLAR ANSWER. I
WISH I WISH I HAD IT. BUT SOME
FOR TOP RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDE THAT NO SCREEN TIME
BEFORE BED. SHE SAYS IT
AFFECTS US MORE THAN YOU WOULD
THINK. SO IF YOU ARE TALKING
YOURSELF AND YOU SHOULDN’T BE
LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE OR
TABLET, SHE ALSO SAYS IF YOU
GO TO BED AND WAKE UP AT THE
SAME TIME EVERY DAY THAT
CONSISTENCY, INCLUDING ALL
WEEKEND.
>> THAT WILL LEAD TO A NIGHT
BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP. SO RIGHT
NOW ON NEWS, 4 JAX DOT COM,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH MY FULL
INTERVIEW WITH DOCTOR LOUIS
AND HOW TO GET A GOOD NIGHT’S
SLEEP. JUST LOOK INSIDE THIS
STORY ON THE HOMEPAGE. ARE YOU
PUT THAT TO YOU? PUT YOUR
PHONES DOWN BEFORE YOU GO TO