E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated smoking devices. They often look like cigarettes, but work differently. Using an e-cigarette is called vaping. The user puffs on the mouthpiece of a cartridge. This causes a vaporizer to heat the liquid inside the cartridge. The liquid contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. The heated liquid turns into the vapor that is inhaled.
Some people think that e-cigarettes are safer than cigarettes, and that they can be used to help people quit smoking. But not much is known about the health risks of using them, or whether they do help people quit smoking. However we do know about some dangers of e-cigarettes:
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- E-Cigarettes (National Library of Medicine)E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated smoking devices. They often look like cigarettes, but work differently. Using an e-cigarette is called ...
- Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), electronic hookahs (e-hookahs), and vape pens allow the user to inhale a vapor ... Belani CP. Guidance on the Clinical Management of Electronic Cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury. J Thorac Oncol . ...
- National Institute on Drug Abuse ... E-Cigarettes/Learn More ... E-Cigarettes ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A plain-language research summary that describes ...
- Secondhand Smoke and Electronic-Cigarette Aerosols (Environmental Protection Agency)Environmental Protection Agency ... Secondhand Smoke/Start Here ... Secondhand Smoke ... E-Cigarettes/Learn More ... E-Cigarettes ... Secondhand smoke affects everyone, but children ...
- Cigarette Smoking and Electronic Cigarette Use: FastStats (National Center for Health Statistics)Data from NCHS on Cigarette and Electronic Cigarette Use
- Youth and Tobacco Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Smoking and Youth/Statistics and Research ... Smoking and Youth ... Smoking and smokeless tobacco use are almost always ...
- National Institute on Drug Abuse ... In 2014, the Nation marked the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. In 1964, ...
- E-Cigarettes and Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Learn about e-cigarettes and why quitting e-cigarettes is best for pregnant women and their baby.
- ... Some kids have turned to smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarettes . They may think these are ways to dodge ... who chew tobacco are at risk of cancer. Electronic cigarettes, also known as vaping and electronic hookahs, are ...
- Tobacco Harm to Kids (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) - PDFCampaign for Tobacco-Free Kids ... Smoking and Youth/Related Issues ... Smoking and Youth ... PDF
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