E-cigs and Vaping Flashcards
vaporization
heating material to a temperature that releases an aerosolized mixture of water vapor and active ingredients
vaporization leads to INHALATION of what?
- liquid
- oil
- plant material
what is electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS)?
a NONCOMBUSTIBLE tobacco product
what does a battery operated nicotine inhaler include?
- recharable lithium battery
- cartridge
- LED lights up when puffing on e-cig to simulate the burn of a tobacco cig
what is a cartridge in an e-cig called?
cartomizer
what are some nicknames for an e-cigarette?
- e-cig
- e-hookahs
- Hookah pens
- vapes
- vape pens
- mods
what are the components of an e-cig?
- cartridge or reservoir
- heating element
- power source
- mouthpiece to inhale
what is the heating element of an e-cig called?
atomizer
what does the cartridge or reservoir of e-cig hold?
liquid solution containing varying amounts of nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals
wide range of cost of e-cigs depends on what?
- frequency of use
2. quality of parts
what is the controversy about e-cigs?
- normalize cig smoking
- make nicotine addiction publically acceptable
- product quality control
- leads to smoking, or other drugs
- no combustion
- nicotine delivery replacement device
- therapeutic device to aid smoking cessation
- less toxic chemicals
T/F: use of e-cigs are increasing in US teenagers
true
what percent of teens report ever using e-cigs?
~1/4th of teens
T/F: although the number of US teens using e-cigs are increasing, less teenagers are smoking cigs
true
how is e-cigs deems as glorifying smoking?
because they’re sometimes used for smoke tricks
e-cigs were originally used for what?
tobacco harm reduction
in 2013 compared to 2011, teenagers who had never smoked are how many times more likely to have used e-cigs?
3x
1 in how many teens have used marijuana in e-cigs?
1 in 5
what is “dripping”?
produce and inhale vapors by placing e-liquid drops directly onto heated atomizer coils
what are the reasons for dripping?
- create thicker vapor
- improve flavors
- produce stronger throat hit
throat hit
a pleasurable feeling that the vapor creates when it causes the throat to contract
T/F: prophylene glycol is considered “generally safe” by the FDA for eating and use in soaps but isn’t sure about safety of inhalation
true
is prophylene glycol shown to cause damage at low dose?
no, NOT shown to cause damage
prophylene glycol is shown to generate what from heating?
formaldehyde
what is prophylene glycol considered as?
“non-toxic” antifreeze