Articles like this come dangerously close to insanity with respect to their reflection of the truth. I hear people say: "They make such sweet, fruity flavors t

Articles like this come dangerously close to insanity with respect to their reflection of the truth. I hear people say: "They make such sweet, fruity flavors to appeal to kids." Uh; what? Have you tried Juul Mango pods? (No, you haven't. Yet you write about it.) They aren't sweet. They aren't fruity. They're basically just north enough of disgusting to be palatable. They taste like what I imagine six year old freeze-dried astronaut food mangos steeped in embalming fluid would taste like. I hear people say: "These nicotine addictions are so bad, they're so hard to quit." Uh; what? Have you ever had a nicotine addiction? (No, you haven't. Yet you write about it.) Not cigarettes; tobacco has additional MAOI chemicals which make the addiction substantially worse. I'm talking about pure nicotine. I'd grade quitting it as 25% worse than a caffeine addiction. I'd imagine it's worse for developing brains (which is why all nicotine should be 21+ at least). But it's not like we're talking about meth here. I hear people say: "Juul is to blame for this." Shut the fuck up. Your kid illegally obtained a nicotine delivery device and is somehow illegally keeping it topped up with pods. The audacity that you have to sue Juul for this is, quite frankly, astounding. He may be going through 3 or 4 pods a week, maybe more; how the hell is he getting these? That's on you, first and foremost, as the parent. Secondly, and strictly secondly, there is an onus on society to make sure distribution of these chemicals is regulated and enforced. We've got some work to continue doing here, but let's be clear: getting rid of the "sweet" and "delicious" fruit flavors won't help even a little bit.