Pod-based e-cigarettes efficiently addictive
Lee, S.J., et al. (2020) Youth and Young Adult Use of Pod-Based Electronic Cigarettes From 2015 to 2019. JAMA Pediatrics. 2020; 174(7):714-720. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0259 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2766303
“… the design of pod-based e-cigarettes ensures the delivery of high doses of nicotine in a low pH form, which is less harsh compared to the higher pH nicotine found in most other e-cigarette brands, thus encouraging deeper inhalation. In one study, the level of nicotine exposure in adolescents (as measured by urinary cotinine) using JUUL or other brands of pod-based e-cigarettes was higher (245 ng/ml) than levels detected in adolescents who smoked regular cigarettes (155 ng/ml). Study findings also suggested that adolescents using pod-based e-cigarettes were more likely than other e-cigarette users to vape daily and to have more symptoms of nicotine dependence.”*
* Comment from the Harvard Gazette, June 1, 2020
Stephen Hamann
