Comparing the Effects of the EU- Versus the US-JUUL Pod in a Sample of UK Smokers: Nicotine Absorption, Satisfaction, and Other Nicotine-Related Subjective Effects.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pod Vaping Devices (PVD) such as JUUL have become extremely popular in the United States although their uptake and use in the United Kingdom remain lower. A key difference between the United States and the United Kingdom is the nicotine strength legally permitted, typically 59 mg/mL in the United States but capped at 20 mg/mL in the United Kingdom and European Union. This may limit the ability of EU vaping devices to deliver satisfactory nicotine levels. The primary aim was to compare the EU- (18 mg/mL nicotine strength) with the U.S.-JUUL (59 mg/mL) on daily smokers' subjective experiences, craving relief, and blood nicotine levels.

Aims and methods

Double-blind, counterbalanced within-participants design with two conditions: 18 mg/mL versus 59 mg/mL. On two se

SUBMITTER: Kimber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature