JUUL pod products provide high nicotine levels and are highly addictive
Prochaska JJ, Vogel EA, Benowitz N. Nicotine delivery and cigarette equivalents from vaping a JUULpod. Tobacco Control Published Online First: 24 March 2021. https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/23/tobaccocontrol-2020-056367
“In five independent studies, nicotine in the liquid in a JUULpod ranged from 39.3 to 48.3 mg. Seven studies measured nicotine delivery via vaping-machine generated aerosols, varying in puffing regimes and equipment. One study estimated 68% transfer efficiency to the aerosol, measuring 28.8 mg nicotine per JUULpod. The other studies reported nicotine values ranging from 72 to 164 µg/puff. At 200 puffs, this is 14.4–32.8 mg of nicotine per pod with equivalence to 13–30 cigarettes… In JUUL-naïve smokers, JUUL’s nicotine boost was lower than that of combustible cigarettes; while in experienced users, JUUL was comparable. Minimizing harshness and adaptive to user experience, JUUL’s design facilitates initiation to high nicotine, and ultimately, highly addictive vaping product.”
Comment: In these 12 studies, high nicotine levels and aerosol transfer were confirmed, indicating JUUL design produced a highly addictive product. S. Hamann
Stephen Hamann
