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E-Cigarettes: Policy Options and Legal Issues Amidst Uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Nancy Kaufman  and
Margaret Mahoney
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E-cigarettes, sometimes referred to as ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems), include a broad range of products that deliver nicotine via heating and aerosolization of the drug. ENDS come in a variety of forms, but regardless of form generally consist of a solution containing humectant (e.g., propylene glycol or glycerol), flavorings, and usually nicotine (some solutions do not contain nicotine); a battery-powered coil that heats the solution into an aerosol (usually referred to as vapor) in an atomizing chamber; and a mouthpiece through which the user draws the vapor into the mouth and lungs. The devices may be closed systems containing prefilled cartridges, or open systems, where the user manually refills a 1-2 ml. tank with solution. What started as closed-system cigarette-shaped devices marketed as an adjunct for smoking cessation, has transitioned rapidly to literally thousands of hip and funky-designed open-system hookah pens, vape pens, and modifiable devices. For younger people, these forms are the “in” thing, while traditional cigarette-shaped devices are “out.”

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JLME Supplement
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 43 , Issue S1 , Spring 2015 , pp. 23 - 26
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2015

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