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An e-cigarette, or vaping, uses a vapor to give nicotine to its users. E-cigarettes use a battery and have a refillable cartridge. The cartridge contains a liquid that is heated to produce a vapor.
Nicotine
Harmful organic compounds
Flavoring (diacetyl is one of these which is linked to lung disease)
Cancer-causing chemicals
Ultrafine chemicals
Heavy metals (i.e. tin, nickel and lead)
Yes. Some of them are:
E-cigs
Hookah pens
E-hookahs
Vapes
Vape pens
Mods
E-pipes
E-cigars
Yes. E-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive, and can lead to teens to smoking cigarettes. Nicotine causes damage to the brain and affects how the brain develops. A teen’s brain will keep growing until age 25.
No. At this time, vaping has not been proven to help quit smoking.
No. When vaping, there are many toxic and cancer-causing chemicals and other toxic metal particles that you inhale into the lungs. There have been many cases of severe lung illness and deaths that have been linked to vaping, and the numbers keep rising. We do not have enough research at this time to understand the effects of long-term vaping.
https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/e-cigarettes-and-lung-health.html
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/electronic-cigarettes-e-cigarettes
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/e-cigarettes-usb-flash-508.pdf