The JUUL is claimed to be "the smoking alternative, unlike any E-Cigarette or Vape" that has become quite popular on college campuses. Since the JUUL is not considered to be a cigarette, the extra chemicals and toxins are left out of the pods yet has a dosage of 5% nicotine. You can find 0.7 ML of E liquid in the JUUL pods including glycerol, propylene, glycol and benzoic acid (found in tobacco plants). So what really makes the JUUL so popular?

The whole point of the JUUL, even according to the company, is to improve the lives of smokers. It is said to be an alternative for adult smokers to make the switch from cigarettes to vapes as easy as possible. However, it is causing an epidemic among teenagers and college students who are becoming more prone and addicted to nicotine.

So how exactly does the JUUL work? Honestly, it is way easier than lighting a cigarette and does not smell at all. The JUUL either comes by itself with a USB charger when you first purchase it or you can buy the starter pack which comes with the flavored pods. The JUUL alone costs around $39.99 and a 4-pack of pods are around $20. On the company's website the starter pack or kit costs $49.99. No one said smoking is an inexpensive habit.

So what is so satisfying about the JUUL? Well for one thing, 5% nicotine is a decently high amount for a vape or e-cigarette. I know plenty of people that went from smoking the JUUL to smoking cigarettes, or got hooked on both. The company's slogan is "simply satisfying" and after being a frequent user of the JUUL, it is very satisfying.

The stress of college may what really be what drives students into this JUUL craze. Not to mention, smoking one pod is equivalent to 1-pack of cigarettes. So in a way, smoking the JUUL may be less dangerous than cigs but it still has a very addictive quality to it and you may realize that when you try to go a few days without it.

Since the JUUL cuts the smell of cigarettes, it comes in flavors of mint, mango, crème brûlée and more. So when choosing out a pod you have a few different selections. All in all, the JUUL may be a safer alternative rather than smoking cigarettes but the whole point of this vape or e-cigarette is to help adults quit smoking yet it is doing the opposite among college students.