E-Cigarettes

About Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigarettes)

What are e-cigarettes?

    E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid.

    E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine—the addictive drug in regular cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products—flavorings, and other chemicals. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs.

    E-cigarettes are known by many different names. They are sometimes called “e-cigs,” “e-hookahs,” “mods,” “vape pens,” “vapes,” “tank systems,” and “electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).”
    Some e-cigarettes are made to look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some resemble pens, USB sticks, and other everyday items. 

  What’s the Bottom Line on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults?
 

The use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults.
  Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.
    E-cigarettes can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine.

              

    Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke cigarettes in the future.
                                     

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 There is no safe alternative to cigarettes. Vaping can also lead to heart disease, stroke, infertility, brain damage, and cancer. Another danger is rapid addiction.

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ИСТОЧНИК: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/about-e-cigarettes.html