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The use of an e-cigarette simulates the action of smoking, [7] with a vapor that somewhat resembles cigarette smoke. [9] E-cigarettes do not involve tobacco combustion, [8] and they do not produce vapor between puffs. [10] They do not produce sidestream smoke or sidestream vapor. [14]
Vaping is different from tobacco smoking, but there are some similarities with their behavioral habits, including the hand-to-mouth action and a vapor that looks like cigarette smoke. [1] E-cigarettes provide a flavor and feel similar to smoking. [1] A noticeable difference between the traditional cigarette and the e-cigarette is sense of touch ...
[13] [14] Scientists do not know how harmful e-cigarettes are over the long-term [15] [16] because it is hard to separate the effects of vaping from the effects of smoking when so many people both vape and smoke. [note 4] [17] E-cigarettes have not been used widely enough or for long enough to be sure. [18] [19] [20]
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 August 2024. Device to vaporize substances for inhalation A vaporization heat wand and vaporization chamber bowl used to deliver vapor through a water pipe A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used ...
An electronic cigarette (commonly known as a vape) is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking by providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, including the hand-to-mouth action of smoking, but without combusting tobacco. [49] Using an e-cigarette is known as "vaping" and the user is referred to as a "vaper". [50]
The density of particles in the e-cigarette vapor is lower than in cigarette smoke by a factor of between 6 and 880 times lower. [9] For particulate matter emissions, e-cigarettes slightly exceeded the WHO guidelines, but emissions were 15 times less than traditional cigarette use. [117]
A 2015 study found the average amount of copper in Blu eCigs aerosol was at 6.1 times higher than traditional cigarette smoke. [20] A 2014 study tested 55 chemicals in e-cigarette aerosol for both Blu and SKYCIG devices and found acrolein, acetaldehyde, and propionaldehyde at amounts 86 to 544 times less than in cigarette smoke. [21]