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Six people attempted suicide by injecting e-liquid. [116] One adolescent attempted suicide by swallowing the e-liquid. [12] Three deaths were reported to have resulted from swallowing or injecting e-liquid containing nicotine. [116] An excessive amount of nicotine for an adult that is capable of being fatal is 0.5–1 mg/kg of body weight. [65]
A 2015 study found that users vaping non-nicotine e-liquid exhibited signs of dependence. [68] Experienced users tend to take longer puffs which may result in higher nicotine intake. [69] It is difficult to assess the impact of nicotine dependence from e-cigarette use because of the wide range of e-cigarette products. [67]
The Cancer Society of New Zealand released a position statement which states, "There is growing evidence that e-cigarettes containing nicotine assist adult smokers to quit smoking tobacco. E-cigarettes pose fewer risks than tobacco and reduce the user’s exposure to numerous toxicants present in tobacco." and that "Adult smokers have access to ...
It also aims to hammer home the message that vaping — even nicotine-free vaping — may not be free of harm, as e-cigarette vaping still exposes users to toxic chemicals, even if they contain ...
The e-cigarette industry maintains that higher nicotine concentrations can help adults who smoke heavily switch from combustible cigarettes to vaping products, which are relatively less harmful to ...
Nicotine is a secondary metabolite produced in a variety of plants in the family Solanaceae, most notably in tobacco Nicotiana tabacum, where it can be found at high concentrations of 0.5 to 7.5%. [180] Nicotine is also found in the leaves of other tobacco species, such as Nicotiana rustica (in amounts of 2–14%).
Nicotine products like gum and mints — which some people use to help curb their addition and eventually quit smoking and vaping — are the “least harmful” way to consume nicotine, according ...
Fruit flavored e-liquid is the most commonly marketed e-liquid flavor on social media. [ 355 ] E-cigarette companies commonly promote that their products contain only water, nicotine, glycerin, propylene glycol, and flavoring but this assertion is misleading as researchers have found differing amounts of heavy metals in the vapor, including ...