AT A GLANCE
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Get the facts about e-cigarettes, their health effects, and the risks of vaping.
The bottom line
- There are no safe tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
- E-cigarettes should not be used by youth, young adults, or women who are pregnant.
- Adults who have never smoked or used other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, should not start.
- E-cigarettes may have the potential to benefit adults who smoke and are not pregnant if they are used as a complete substitute for smoked tobacco products. However, no e-cigarette has been approved by the FDA as a smoking cessation aid.
- More research is needed to better understand the short- and long-term health effects of using e-cigarettes as well as whether e-cigarettes can be effective at helping adults quit smoking.
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Additional information
- About E-Cigarettes (Vapes)
- Health Effects of Vaping
- E-Cigarette Use Among Adults
- Vaping and Quitting
- E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
- Why Youth Vape
- Protecting Youth From the Harms of Vaping
- Resources to Help Youth Reject or Quit Vaping
- Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign
- Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated With the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products
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Original Article – https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/e-cigarettes/index.html
