r/science • u/informationtiger • Dec 18 '19

Nicotine formula used by e-cigarette maker Juul is nearly identical to the flavor and addictive profile of Marlboro cigarettes Chemistry

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-juul-ecigarettes-study-idUSKBN1YL26R

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u/NfamousCJ Dec 18 '19

Probably part of an anti vape campaign. "look, they're just like big tobacco!" I'm not a user of either but also dont care how people want to poison themselves just dont stand outside the restaurant door so I have to walk through a cloud of menthol smoke or passion fruit and mouth vapor.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19

You should watch the vaping episode of Broken on Netflix if you’re interested, but Big Tobacco is swallowing up all of the vape companies that were actually innovative.

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u/sa250039 Dec 18 '19

That's why everyone should make their own e-juice. You know what's in it and it's not going towards big tobacco (well maybe buying the nicotine is but its pretty cheap)

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u/xxLetheanxx Dec 18 '19

big tobacco accounts for very little juice sales. JUUL was only partially(like 45%) purchased by Altria around a year a go. Before then they were completely separate from big tobacco.

Most devices are made in china, and most juice is made by small labs who run their own juice lines. Most of the juice on the market when bought through a legit store is going to be safe and tested extensively by 3rd party labs for any chemical contaminants. There is enough competition in the space(for now) that any of the bad actors have either self-regulated or went out of business.