E-cigarettes and Vaping Flashcards
Heating material to a temperature that releases an aerosolized mixture of water vapor and active ingredients
Vaporization
When vaping, what is inhaled?
Liquid, oil, plant material
A noncombustible tobacco product
ENDS
What does ENDS stand for?
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
What type of battery is used in an e-cigarette?
Lithium
What is the cartridge called in an e-cigarette?
Cartomizer
Why does an LED light up when puffing an e-cigarette
To simulate the burn of a tobacco cigarette
What is the difference in the cartridge of an e-cigarettes and a Juul?
Juul uses pre-filled cartridges
What is the heating element of an e-cigarette called?
Atomizer
True/False: 3x as many teenagers who had never smoked have used e-cigarettes
True
A way to produce an inhaled vapor by placing e-liquid drops directly onto heated atomizer coils
“Dripping”
Reasons for “dripping”
- Thicker vapor
- Improve flavor
- Stronger throat hit
Ingredient in e-cigarettes that is also in antifreeze
Propylene glycol
What ingredient is shown to generate formaldehyde on heating?
Glycerin
What happens when nicotine enters the blood?
- Stimulates adrenal gland –> epinephrine
- CNS stimulated –> increase HR and respiration
- Stimulates dopamine release (pleasure)
