What are E-cigarettes? Are E-cigarettes Safe?
E-cigarettes are devices that heat a liquid into an aerosol that the user inhales.
E-cigarettes can contain harmful and potentially harmful ingredients.
What can you find in Vapes?
The aerosol that users inhale and exhale from
E-cigarettes can contain harmful and potentially harmful ingredients including:
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- Heavy metals such as Tin, Nickel, and Lead.
- Flavorants such as diacetyl.(Diacetyl is a dangerous chemical linked to serious lung disease.)
- Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs.
- Volatile organic compounds
- Most E-cigarettes also containNicotine. (Nicotine is the same drug in regular cigarettes.)
- The flavoring agents of E-cigarettes may cause a chronic lung disease called bronchiolitis.
What can you find in Vapes?
The aerosol that users inhale and exhale from
E-cigarettes can contain harmful and potentially harmful ingredients including:
-
- Heavy metals such as Tin, Nickel, and Lead.
- Flavorants such as diacetyl.(Diacetyl is a dangerous chemical linked to serious lung disease.)
- Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs.
- Volatile organic compounds
- Most E-cigarettes also containNicotine. (Nicotine is the same drug in regular cigarettes.)
- The flavoring agents of E-cigarettes may cause a chronic lung disease called bronchiolitis.
Effects of Nicotine
- Nicotine increases the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.
- Nicotine exposure during adolescence can harm the developing brain.
- Nicotine during adolescence can impact learning, memory, and attention.
- Nicotine is highly addictive.
- Nicotine is toxic to developing fetuses.
- Nicotine can harm adolescent and young adult brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.
- Nicotine is a health danger for pregnant adults and their developing babies.
- Besides nicotine, e-cigarette aerosol can contain substances that harm the body.
- This includes cancer-causing chemicals and tiny particles that reach deep into lungs. However, e-cigarette aerosol generally contains fewer harmful chemicals than smoke from burned tobacco products.
- In addition, acute nicotine exposure can be toxic. Children and adults have been poisoned by swallowing, breathing, or absorbing e-cigarette liquid through their skin or eyes.
Besides nicotine, e-cigarette aerosol can contain substances that harm the body.
- This includes cancer-causing chemicals and tiny particles that reach deep into lungs.
- E-cigarette aerosol generally contains fewer harmful chemicals than smoke from burned tobacco products.
E-cigarettes can cause unintended injuries.
- Defective e-cigarette batteries have caused fires and explosions, some of which have resulted in serious injuries. Most explosions happened when the e-cigarette batteries were being charged.
(The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects data to help address this issue. You can report an e-cigarette explosion, or any other unexpected health or safety issue with an e-cigarette, here.)
Besides nicotine, e-cigarette aerosol can contain substances that harm the body.
- This includes cancer-causing chemicals and tiny particles that reach deep into lungs.
- E-cigarette aerosol generally contains fewer harmful chemicals than smoke from burned tobacco products.
E-cigarettes can cause unintended injuries.
- Defective e-cigarette batteries have caused fires and explosions, some of which have resulted in serious injuries. Most explosions happened when the e-cigarette batteries were being charged.
(The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects data to help address this issue. You can report an e-cigarette explosion, or any other unexpected health or safety issue with an e-cigarette, here.)
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