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

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

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-juul-ecigarettes-study-idUSKBN1YL26R
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u/Kim_Jong_OON Dec 18 '19

Because nicotine salts are extremely strong. I prefer my freebase at 3mg than a nicsalt that is 50+%. The body also absobs them differently. People are taking in more nicotine from nicsalts than they would from smoking regular cigs, because a regular cig goes out in 5 mins. That's not the goal.

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u/ktchch Dec 18 '19

I mean you could put a fraction of salts in to make it closer to the equivalent level of 3mg freebase