E-Cigarettes Also called: E-Cigs, Electronic Cigarettes, Personal Vaporizer Summary E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated smoking devices. They often look like cigarettes, but work differently. Using an e-cigarette is called vaping. The user puffs on the mouthpiece of a cartridge. This causes a vaporizer to heat the liquid inside the cartridge. The liquid contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. The heated liquid turns into the vapor that is inhaled. Some people think that e-cigarettes are safer than cigarettes, and that they can be used to help people quit smoking. But not much is known about the health risks of using them, or whether they do help people quit smoking. However we do know about some dangers of e-cigarettes: They contain nicotine, which is addictive They contain other potentially harmful chemicals There is a link between e-cigarette use and tobacco cigarette use in teens The liquid in e-cigarettes can cause nicotine poisoning if someone drinks, sniffs, or touches it NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse Resources Cardiology Patient Page: Electronic Cigarettes American Heart Association CDC Vital Signs: E-cigarette Ads and Youth Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DrugFacts: Electronic Cigarettes (e-Cigarettes) National Institute on Drug Abuse E-cigarette Use Triples Among Middle and High School Students in Just One Year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention E-Cigarettes National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch E-Cigarettes (For Parents) Nemours Foundation E-Cigarettes (For Teens) Nemours Foundation E-cigarettes and E-hookahs Electronic Cigarettes Department of Health and Human Services Teens and E-cigarettes National Institute on Drug Abuse Teens Using E-cigarettes May Be More Likely to Start Smoking Tobacco National Institute on Drug Abuse What Are Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarette Products? National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Electronic Cigarettes National Institutes of Health Journal Articles E-Cigarettes Latest News Recognize Tobacco in its Many Forms Food and Drug Administration No Drop in Teen Use of Tobacco Products, CDC Says, and E-Cigs May Be Why HealthDay Even Light Hookah Use May Cause Airway Problems HealthDay E-Cigarette Ads May Help Lure Teens to The Habit HealthDay Web Searches for E-Cigs Focus on Buying HealthDay E-Cigarette Poisonings Skyrocket Among Young Kids HealthDay E-Cigarettes ‘In’ At Some Schools HealthDay
