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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [15] 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. [16] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [17]
In 2015 a slowdown in the growth in usage occurred in the US. [364] As of January 2018, the growth in usage in the UK has slowed down since 2013. [365] As of 2014, there were at least 466 e-cigarette brands. [366] Worldwide e-cigarette sales in 2014 were around US$7 billion. [367] Worldwide e-cigarette sales in 2019 were about $19.3 billion. [368]
The disposable vapes sold in the UK last year used enough copper and lithium to manufacture 370,000 at-home electric vehicle chargers and more than 2,500 EV batteries, respectively. [2] The lithium found in vape batteries must also be mined from brine or hard rock. This can lead to water shortages and soil degradation and erosion. [4]
What came next was a viral tweet of a photo of a Pac-Man-like game on the Craftbox V-Play 20K disposable vape. In a Zoom video with The Times, Wong held up the attention-grabbing smart vape.
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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]
Sales of unauthorised, flavoured disposable vapes in the United States amounted to around $2.4 billion in 2024, or 35% of the e-cigarettes from outlets such as convenience stores and supermarkets ...
CDC investigators identified direct exposure to chemicals present in illegal cannabis vaping products as the likely culprit, but did not rule out chemicals in nicotine vapes as possible causes. [9] CDC: "No specific e-cigarette device or substance has been linked to all cases, and e-cigarettes include a variety of chemical and additives".