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Since nicotine has a bitter taste, nicotine e-liquids contain chemicals to cover up the nicotine taste. [71] The liquids contain aromatic substances like tobacco, fruit, vanilla, caramel, and coffee. [77] Generally, these additives are imprecisely described, using terms such as "vegetable flavoring". [77]
Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
States like Massachusetts are considering a ban on flavored tobacco and vape products, and in New York, Manhattan is expected to become the largest city to ban all vaping flavors except tobacco. [20] Other states that have already banned the use of vitamin E acetate in vape products include Colorado and Ohio.
Health care providers – including pediatricians like me who counsel adolescents – "Smoking cigarettes?" "No, doc, not smoking." "How about e-cigs – are you vaping?" "Yep." Health care ...
In Australia e-cigarettes containing nicotine are generally available on prescription only, for smokers who want to give up tobacco. And pharmacies do not sell disposable vapes. And pharmacies do ...
The LD 50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5–1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children. [19] [20] However the widely used human LD 50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal ...
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It is not clear whether e-cigarette use will decrease or increase overall nicotine addiction, [66] but the nicotine content in e-cigarettes is adequate to sustain nicotine dependence. [67] Chronic nicotine use causes a broad range of neuroplastic adaptations, making quitting hard to accomplish.