![]() Nearly five times as many high school students use e-cigarettes than smoke cigarettes.įurther, in 2018, one in 15 (6.7%) middle school students reported using e-cigarettes. In 2019, more than one in six (15.2%) New York City high school students reported using e-cigarettes. The popularity of e-cigarettes among youth is alarming. Other electronic devices that heat tobacco instead of liquid nicotine, such as IQOS, are not considered e-cigarettes. Using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping." Many popular e-cigarettes are shaped like USB flash drives. Although e-liquids do not contain tobacco, they contain chemicals, usually including flavorings, and often contain nicotine, which is addictive.Į-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes and can also be called e-cigs, e-hookahs, vapes, vape pens, personal diffusers or diffuser sticks. Letter from the Health Commissioner About E-cigarette Lung Injury Outbreak (PDF)Į-cigarettes are devices that heat a liquid, called e-liquid, into an aerosol that the user can inhale. Smoking, Vaping and COVID-19 (PDF, January 13).Since COVID-19 can also affect your lungs, vaping may put your lungs at increased risk. ![]() Vaping can cause lung injury and may affect lung health in other ways.
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