I was introduced to the real-world harm by e-cigarettes when young Master Vijay (name changed) – a student of Class 9 in the Tricity - landed up in my Clinic with severe shortness of breath. The father showed me the small electronic cigarette device his son was using. An electronic cigarette is a battery-operated device that emits doses of vaporized nicotine, or non-nicotine solutions, for the user to inhale. It aims to provide a similar sensation to inhaling tobacco smoke, without the smoke.
Also known as e-cigarettes, e-cigs, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), vaporizer cigarettes, and vape pens, they are marketed as a way to stop or cut down on smoking. E-cigarettes have been taken up by millions around the world since they first appeared on the Chinese market in 2004. In 2016, 3.2 percent of adults in the United States were using them. "Vaping" is now the most popular form…
