Top myths about vaping that you need to know

E-cigarette manufacturers are not yet required to disclose the chemicals in their products, where they are manufactured, how they are made, or the potential health risks they pose.1

E-cigarettes contain harmful chemicals, including some of the same toxic chemicals found in regular cigarettes, such as nicotine, formaldehyde, and lead.23 While these toxic chemicals may be at lower levels compared to regular cigarettes, they remain harmful and can cause cancer, birth defects, or other health problems.4

E-cigarette users don’t inhale or exhale water vapor. E-cigarettes produce an aerosol that pollutes the air.5 The aerosol is a mixture of nicotine, tiny particles of metals, and some of the same harmful toxic chemicals found in secondhand cigarette smoke.26

With more than 15,500 flavors, a variety of colorful packaging, tech appeal, and engaging advertising, e-cigarettes are very appealing to kids and teens.10 E-cigarettes and e-liquids come in a wide variety of candy and fruit flavors, such as Cherry Crush, cotton candy, and chocolate mint. The numbers don’t lie. In just one year, from 2017 to 2018, there was a 78 percent increase in high school student e-cigarette use, with more than two-thirds of high school e-cigarette users choosing flavored e-cigarettes specifically.11