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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a vaporizer 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. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
Construction of electronic cigarettes. An electronic cigarette is a handheld battery -powered vaporizer that simulates smoking, but without tobacco combustion. [ 1 ] E-cigarette components include a mouthpiece (drip tip [ 2 ]), a cartridge (liquid storage area), a heating element / atomizer, a microprocessor, a battery, and some of them have an ...
Because of the potential relationship with tobacco laws and medical drug policies, e-cigarette legislation is being debated in many countries. [4] The companies that make e-cigarettes have been pushing for laws that support their interests. [5] In 2016 the US Department of Transportation banned the use of e-cigarettes on commercial flights. [6]
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has focused on what it continues to describe as a “youth e-cigarette epidemic,” even though vaping by teens has fallen by more than 60% since its peak in ...
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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 ...
The National Drug Trends of 2018 revealed increasing adolescent use of e-cigarettes, including the Juul. Cigarette smoking rates among 12th graders continued to decline as it has been for two decades. On the other hand, the increase in vaping rates from 2017 to 2018 was the largest gap recorded since the study began in 1975.
Overall, it is estimated that 5.66 million adults in the US population reported current vaping 2.3%. From those users in the population, more than 2.21 million were current cigarette smokers (39.1%), more than 2.14 million were former smokers (37.9%), and more than 1.30 million were never smokers (23.1%). [9]