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The heating element in vaping devices reaches a high temperature which can possibly ignite in the presence of oxygen. [107] Vaping while on oxygen therapy is not recommended. [107] Users may alter many of the devices, such as E-liquid mixing. [108] Mixing liquid in an unclean area runs the risk of contamination. [109]
This video from the US Surgeon General advises parents to "Know the Risks," and highlights how e-cigarettes have the potential to cause lasting harm to the health of young users, especially their brain development, which continues until about age 25. [72] E-cigarettes use by children and adolescents may result in nicotine addiction. [73]:
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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]
This phenomenon is also known as vaping but has many other names as well. [40] In 2020, it was estimated that approximately 1.3 million children in the United States smoke. [41] For the first time in 2014, e-cigarette use was higher among adolescents than smoking traditional cigarettes.
The percentage who have ever tried vaping has also risen, from 14% in 2020 to 16% in 2022. In 2013, just 3% of children aged 11 to 15 had ever vaped, but this rose to 8% in 2020 and 10% in 2022.
In the video, the congresswoman can be seen using the vape pen before realizing that cameras are trained on her, then quickly exhaling and putting the vape pen away. Congresswoman apologizes
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [331] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."