FDA authorizes Juul e cigarette device and menthol and tobacco pods The patented nicotine salt content in one 5% JUUL pod is equivalent to the nicotine in a pack (to 1.5 packs) of cigarettes. Yet, because the JUUL looks like a computer flash drive, DYKOne Juul pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes. Side effects include increased heart rate and blood pressure, lung disease, chronic bronchitis and insulin resistance leading to type 2 Is a pod really equal to a pack of cigs? Because in that case, I'm assuming much more nic than I used before with traditional cigarettes.. I use a pod every 4 5