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Nicotine-free e-cigarette vapor did not have this effect. [149] The health effects of passive exposure to e-cigarettes with no nicotine, as well as the extent of exposure to these products, have just begun to be studied. [146] E-cigarettes that do not contain nicotine generate hazardous vapors [150] and could still present a risk to non-users ...
The exact correlation is not fully known between these effects and e-cigarettes. [17] 58% of e-cigarette calls to US poison control centers were related to children 5 years old or less. [15] E-cigarette calls had a greater chance to report an adverse effect and a greater chance to report a moderate or major adverse effect than traditional ...
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]
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]
A 2015 review concluded that "Nicotine acts as a gateway drug on the brain, and this effect is likely to occur whether the exposure is from smoking tobacco, passive tobacco smoke or e-cigarettes." [25] Nicotine may have a profound impact on sleep. [26] The effects on sleep vary after being intoxicated, during withdrawal, and from long-term use ...
Nicotine is a hygroscopic, colorless to yellow-brown, oily liquid, that is readily soluble in alcohol, ether or light petroleum. It is miscible with water in its neutral amine base form between 60 °C and 210 °C. It is a dibasic nitrogenous base, having K b1 =1×10 −6, K b2 =1×10 −11. [ 163]
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 ...
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