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A 2014 review concluded that acrolein levels were reduced by 60% in dual users and 80% for those that completely switched to e-cigarettes when compared to traditional cigarettes. [11] Another 2014 review concluded that acrolein may induce irritation to the upper respiratory tract, [14] while a 2014 study reported harm to the lining of the lungs ...
It noted that "E-cigarettes either do not contain or have lower levels of several tobacco-derived harmful and potentially harmful constituents compared with cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. In comparison with NRTs, e-cigarette use has increased at an unprecedented rate, which presents an opportunity for harm reduction if smokers use them as ...
California Tobacco Control Program. California Department of Public Health. January 2015. pp. 1– 21. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. "Electronic nicotine delivery systems" (PDF). World Health Organization. 21 July 2014. pp. 1– 13.
Various types of electronic cigarettes. An electronic cigarette 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. [18] Using an e-cigarette is known as "vaping" and the user is referred to as a "vaper."
On 5 September 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) announced that 10 out of 18, or 56% of the samples of vape liquids sent in by states, linked to recent vaping related lung disease outbreak in the United States, tested positive for vitamin E acetate [33] which had been used as a thickening agent by illicit THC vape ...
[34]: 11 Expressed in terms of odds ratio, another study found that "Daily cannabis use was associated with increased odds of psychotic disorder compared with never users (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.2, 95% CI 2.2–4.1), increasing to nearly five-times increased odds for daily use of high-potency types of cannabis (4.8, 2.5–6.3)."
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.
An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates 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]