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Vaping-associated pulmonary injury. 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 ...
An outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) started in 2019 [3] among users of illegal, unregulated cannabis vaping products, [2] almost exclusively in the United States. [4] The first cases of this particular outbreak were identified in Illinois and Wisconsin in April 2019; as of 18 February 2020, a total ...
An electronic cigarette ( e-cigarette) or vape [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates tobacco 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] The atomizer is a heating element that vaporizes a liquid solution called e ...
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About 31% of teenagers who use e-cigs started smoking within six months, compared to 8% of non-smokers. Manufacturers do not have to report what is in e-cigs, and most teens either say e-cigs contain only flavoring, or that they do not know what they contain.
Vaporizer (inhalation device) A vaporization heat wand and vaporization chamber bowl used to deliver vapor through a water pipe. A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used, commonly cannabis, tobacco, or other herbs or blends of essential oil. [1]
The aerosol of e-cigarettes is generated when the e-liquid comes in contact with a coil heated to a temperature of roughly 100–250 °C (212–482 °F) within a chamber, which is thought to cause pyrolysis of the e-liquid and could also lead to decomposition of other liquid ingredients. [notes 2] [4] The aerosol (mist [5]) produced by an e-cigarette is commonly but inaccurately called vapor ...
The company began offering the Vuse Digital Vapor Cigarette in limited distribution in 2012, [1] expanding availability to the state of Colorado in 2013. [4] [5] [6]