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The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
Free radicals produced from frequent e-cigarette use is estimated to be greater than compared to air pollution. [81] E-cigarette vapor can contain a range of toxicants, and since they have been be used in methods unintended by the producer such as dripping or mixing liquids, this could result in generating greater levels of toxicants. [82]
Graphic from an October 2014 United States Fire Administration (USFA) report entitled Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions. [104] The USFA said that 25 fires and explosions in the US were the result of vaping between 2009 and August 2014. [104] E-cigarettes typically use lithium batteries, which may fail if defective [105] or misused. [11]
Take a recent study, which tested both e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke on lung cells and found e-cigarettes to be much less harmful. In fact, e-cigarettes only damaged the cells when vapor ...
A new paper, sponsored by a tobacco and e-cigarette company, tested both e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke on lung cells. Study claims vaping less harmful to lung cells than cigarettes Skip to ...
An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
They also associate these products with everyday food items. In 2019, Juul, another e-cigarette company, stopped selling their best-selling flavor pods amid the Trump administration decision on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. [45] Ultimately, e-cigarettes may play the role of a ‘gateway drug’ to smoking traditional cigarettes. [21]
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