E-cig maker Juul facing class-action lawsuit on addictiveness (related to nicotine levels)

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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinekee/juul-users-suing-over-nicotine-addictions

The Juul is a battery-powered device that converts liquid into a vapor, which the user inhales. It comes with prefilled cartridges called "Juulpods," which have candy-like flavors, and a USB charger that pops into a cellphone charging block or laptop.

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According to a court document obtained by BuzzFeed News, two individuals filed a class-action complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that Juul used "false and deceptive" advertising and marketed the product as safe when it, in fact, contains higher doses of nicotine than cigarettes, making it more addictive.

The plaintiffs, named as Bradley Colgate and Kaytlin McKnight, also claimed that the company did not disclose "the myriad of problems likely to occur" from Juul use, including long-term nicotine addiction and increased susceptibility to anxiety and depression. Colgate claimed the Juul did not help him quit smoking and actually worsened his addiction.

The third and most recent complaint was filed in the US District Court in Southern District of New York by a mother on behalf of her 15-year-old son, named as "D.P.," according to court documents. The mother alleges that D.P. tried the Juul in September 2017 and became severely addicted to nicotine, which led his parents to switch him to another high school and remove private areas in the home. Despite these extreme measures, D.P. is unable to stop "juuling" and the nicotine addiction has "altered his brain physically and chemically," the complaint said.

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1. Somthing needs to be done about the Juulpods thrown all over the ground

They are basically electronic devices that people throw all over the place.