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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer , a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank.
A wide range of disposable and reusable e-cigarettes exist. [42] Disposable e-cigarettes are offered for a few dollars, and higher-priced reusable e-cigarettes involve an up-front investment for a starter kit. [9] Some e-cigarettes have a LED at the tip to resemble the glow of burning tobacco. [45] The LED may also indicate the battery status. [1]
A pod mod with cartridges. Pod mods are a type of electronic cigarette used to vape nicotine through a mouthpiece connected to the body of the device by magnets. These devices are a newer generation of e-cigarettes that are often marketed to a younger crowd that do not wish to attract attention gained through regular e-cigarettes or traditional tobacco-burning cigarettes.
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.
Many of them have fruity flavors like piña colada, strawberry mango, and lemon mint, and in 2023, the New York Times called Elf Bar the "vape du jour." [7] According to the Centers for Disease Control's 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, it is the most popular electronic cigarette brand among middle school and high school students who vape. [8]
Planning to ban disposable vaping devices and limited flavours to tobacco flavour. [217] Italy: below 20 mg/ml legal [218] legal [218] 18 [218] applies [218] prohibited [218] Kosovo: legal legal unregulated unregulated unregulated The current tobacco control laws only apply to classic tobacco products (cigarette, fine-cut tobacco, cigars etc ...
A V2 Pro Series 3 vaporizer In October 2018 Juul Labs, Inc. purchased VMR Products, the parent company of V2 e-cigarettes in a $75 million deal. [ 50 ] VMR Products LLC was an electronic cigarette company that marketed brands of e-cigarettes and vaporizers, including V2 , V2 Pro , Vapor Couture and Vapour2 .
There is a debate on the composition, and the subsequent health burden, of tobacco smoke compared with electronic cigarette vapor. [19] Tobacco smoke is a complex, dynamic and reactive mixture containing around 5,000 chemicals. [23]