E-cigarette use rose sharply especially among adolescents

Evidence

E-cigarettes are battery-operated vaporizers through which users inhale nicotine vapor. They are called e-cigarettes because, besides aerosol additives, nicotine, extracted from tobacco, is the main ingredient. … Sales are rising sharply, especially among adolescents (Tavernise, 2015b). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1714

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

  • DEFINE: Clarifies that e-cigarettes’ name derives from nicotine being their main ingredient.