Is Vaping Worse Than Smoking Cigarettes? Get the Facts More E Cig Use Linked to Greater Chances of Quitting Smoking MedPage Today Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging. The New York Times 1 standard vape pod does not directly equal 20 packs of cigarettes in terms of nicotine content, but it can contain nicotine equivalent to a pack of cigarettes. A JUUL pod, for One Juul pod contains the same amount of nicotine as a pack of 20 cigarettes. #NDAFW #drugfacts