Are E-Cigarettes a Healthier Alternative Than Tobacco Products?
E-cigarettes come in different shapes and sizes. They are often advertised as an aid to help you quit smoking, but are they really better for you than tobacco cigarettes? Scientists are studying e-cigarettes to understand how using them affects people’s health. Right now, doctors and researchers know that e-cigarettes:
- usually contain nicotine
- are harmful for youth, young adults, and pregnant women. In fact, research has shown a link between vaping and smoking tobacco cigarettes in teens.
- may contain other harmful substances
National Institutes of Health
E-Cigarettes
Also called: E-Cigs, Electronic Cigarettes, Personal Vaporizer
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
- CDC Vital Signs: E-cigarette Ads and Youth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Also in Spanish
- DrugFacts: Electronic Cigarettes (e-Cigarettes)
(National Institute on Drug Abuse)Also in Spanish - E-cigarette Use Triples Among Middle and High School Students in Just One Year(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Also in Spanish
- E-Cigarettes (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
- E-Cigarettes (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation)
- E-cigarettes and E-hookahs (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- E-Cigarettes and Young People: A Public Health Concern (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Also in Spanish
- E-Cigs, Menthol & Dip (National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)Also in Spanish
- 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)Also in Spanish
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (National Institutes of Health)
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