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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]
Metal parts of e-cigarettes in contact with the e-liquid can contaminate it with metals. [15] Heavy metals and metal nanoparticles have been found in tiny amounts in the e-cigarette aerosol. [notes 6] [15] Once aerosolized, the ingredients in the e-liquid go through chemical reactions that form new compounds not previously found in the liquid. [17]
A 2022 survey found that Juul is the third most popular e-cigarette brand among middle-school and high-school students, used by 22% of e-cigarette users. [21] On June 23, 2022, the FDA denied authorization for Juul to continue selling its products in the United States, and issued Marketing Denial Orders banning any further marketing or sale of ...
E-liquid is the mixture used in vapor products such as e-cigarettes [28] and usually contain propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, flavorings, additives, and differing amounts of contaminants. [29] E-liquid formulations greatly vary due to fast growth and changes in manufacturing designs of e-cigarettes. [15]
An electronic cigarette uses an e-liquid that may contain nicotine (typically derived from the tobacco plant), glycerin, propylene glycol, flavorings, and other ingredients. [8] The device has an electric heat source that heats the e-liquid to create an aerosol that the user inhales. [8] Three components of a heated tobacco product. [9]
A Vype ePod with a pre-filled 12mg 'Chilled Mint' flavour e-liquid pod for use with it. In 2015, it was the most popular e-cigarette in the United States with 33% market share in Nielsen-tracked channels. However, Vuse lost its top position in 2017, when Juul overtook it to become the most popular e-cigarette in the US. [5]
Additionally, a 2022 study from the University of North Carolina found that users of nicotine salt e-cigarettes exhibited immune suppression markers not seen in users of other types of e-cigarettes. This study focused on "fourth-generation" e-cigarette devices and identified biomarkers indicative of airway injury and immune system suppression. [6]
Electronic cigarettes are marketed to smoking and non-smoking men, women, and children as being safer than cigarettes. [1] In the 2010s, large tobacco businesses accelerated their marketing spending on vape products, [2] [3] similar to the strategies traditional cigarette companies used in the 1950s and 1960s.