Taking a drag triggers the heating element, warming inhaled
air traveling through the tube and vaporizing nicotine inside. When users
exhale, they're blowing a vapor, not smoke. Because there's no fire, there's no
tar or carbon monoxide inhale
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Puff, puff, pass the e-cigarette. To the tune of about $2
billion in retails sales this year. That's a lot of smokeless vapor for an
industry that only a few years ago looked like a fad. Now with substantial
consumer adoption and brands and techies on the bandwagon, e-smoke might be the
next big thing to blow.Napster cofounder Sean Parker is part of a group that
invested $75 million in NJOY, an electronic cigarette manufacturer. Also part
of that deal is Founders Fund, a venture capital group started by PayPal
cofounder Peter Thiel, who ironically helped finance the anti-tobacco film
"Thank You for Smoking." So what is an e-cig? Mouthpiece, battery,
filament-heater and nicotine filled cartridge. Some resemble a ballpoint pen,
cigarette, cigar or pipe. Replaceable cartridges make most reusable. Others are
for one-time use. Some have glowing LED tips. The FDA has been investigating
whether or not there are carcinogens present in e-cigs, and has warned of
safety risks since 2009.Studies of the nicotine solution and resulting vapor
showed trace amounts of carcinogens typically found in tobacco smoke. Another
study revealed "vaping" for just 5 minutes made breathing more
difficult; chemicals in the nicotine can cause increased asthma risk and
respiratory inflammation. Worse, tests of nicotine refills showed some toxicity
to human cells, and due to contamination by heating, some vapor contained small
metal particles.In June, Mitch Zeller, the FDA's tobacco czar described the
e-cigarette market's spotty regulation as "the wild, wild
west."E-cigs may not be as bad as the alternative, but inhaling anything
but air isunhealthy.
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