Vaping products can be a strong gateway to cigarette smoking.

E Cigarettes and other vaping devices are Not FDA approved.

Long-term health effects on users and bystanders are still unknown.

Vaping has been linked to seizures.

Some of the harmful chemicals found in e-liquid include:Diacetyl: This food additive, used to deepen e-cigarette flavors, is known to damage small passageways in the lungs, Formaldehyde: This toxic chemical can cause lung disease and contribute to heart disease and Acrolein: Most often used as a weed killer, this chemical can also damage lungs.

In some cases, e-cigarette devices have exploded, causing burns or fires.

E-cigarette manufactures target youth by offering kid-friendly flavors and packaging e-liquids to look like common food items.

E-cigarettes are the most commonly-used tobacco product among teens. In 2018, over 20% of high school students reported having used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days.

“Popcorn lung” is another name for bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), a rare condition that results from damage of the lungs’ small airways. BO was originally discovered when popcorn factory workers started getting sick. The culprit was diacetyl, a food additive used to simulate butter flavor in microwave popcorn. Diacetyl is frequently added to flavored e-liquid to enhance the taste. Inhaling diacetyl causes inflammation and may lead to permanent scarring in the smallest branches of the airways — popcorn lung — which makes breathing difficult. Popcorn lung has no lasting treatment. 

Unlike the classic pneumonia caused by infection, lipoid pneumonia develops when fatty acids (the building blocks of fat) enter the lungs. Vaping-related lipoid pneumonia is the result of inhaling oily substances found in e-liquid, which sparks an inflammatory response in the lungs. Symptoms of lipoid pneumonia include: