INDIANAPOLIS  — An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., saying that they are not warning consumers that the electronic cigarettes that the company makes contain excessively high levels of nicotine and are addictive.

Vaping is blamed for a mysterious respiratory illness that has sickened about 200 people in the U.S. and claimed at least one life.

San Francisco-based Juul said its products are a “viable alternative” for the 1 billion adult cigarette smokers around the world.

The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that the McCullough family of Carmel filed the lawsuit Aug. 20 in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, alleging that Juul did not include nicotine warnings on its devices, pods and packaging.

Thomas McCullough said his 17-year-old son has become addicted while vaping Juul e-cigarettes since 2015.

When he tried to quit, it is alleged that the teenager suffered severe headaches and other withdrawal symptoms. The suit claims that the product put the teens life at risk.

The lawsuit also claims that each Juul e-cigarette contains three times more nicotine than is needed to satisfy the nicotine cravings of an adult smoker.

Juul already faces numerous lawsuits and has long been accused of targeting teenagers with candy-flavored products.

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