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 ... Injury Response Group. Severe pulmonary disease associated with electronic-cigarette-product use - interim guidance. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly ...
- E-Cigarettes/Learn More ... E-Cigarettes ... National Institute on Drug Abuse ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A plain-language research summary that describes ...
- Secondhand Smoke and Electronic-Cigarette Aerosols (Environmental Protection Agency)E-Cigarettes/Learn More ... E-Cigarettes
- Youth and Tobacco Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Smoking and Youth/Statistics and Research ... Smoking and Youth ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Smoking and smokeless tobacco use are almost always ...
- Smoking/Start Here ... Smoking ... Provides an overview of the effects of cigarette and other tobacco products, including their effect on the brain, other health ...
- E-Cigarettes and Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC is taking specific actions to prevent opioid use disorder among pregnant women and women who could become pregnant and to make sure women with opioid ...
- ... 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 ...
- Vital Signs: Tobacco Product Use among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 2011-2018 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)... Tobacco Use, Youth Health, Youth smoking, Tobacco Use, Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette), MMWR, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
- Tobacco Harm to Kids (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) - PDFSmoking and Youth/Related Issues ... Smoking and Youth ... Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids ... PDF
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