In 2011, 1 in 50 high school students reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, but by 2014 that number had increased dramatically to 1 in 8 high school students, showing the growing popularity of e-cigarettes among youth. Most electronic cigarettes consist of 5 main parts - a liquid cartridge containing nicotine, a heating element, a battery power source, an LED light, and a sensor - and work by heating the liquid solution into a vapor that is then inhaled.
In 2011, 1 in 50 high school students reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, but by 2014 that number had increased dramatically to 1 in 8 high school students, showing the growing popularity of e-cigarettes among youth. Most electronic cigarettes consist of 5 main parts - a liquid cartridge containing nicotine, a heating element, a battery power source, an LED light, and a sensor - and work by heating the liquid solution into a vapor that is then inhaled.
In 2011, 1 in 50 high school students reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, but by 2014 that number had increased dramatically to 1 in 8 high school students, showing the growing popularity of e-cigarettes among youth. Most electronic cigarettes consist of 5 main parts - a liquid cartridge containing nicotine, a heating element, a battery power source, an LED light, and a sensor - and work by heating the liquid solution into a vapor that is then inhaled.
reported using an e-cigarette in the last 30 days.
How Electronic Cigarettes Work
Nicotine Cartridge
Sensor
Vaporizer (heating device)
Power Source (battery)
LED Indicator
Most popular electronic cigarettes are made up of
five different parts: a cartridge, which holds a liquid solution containing nicotine; a heating device, an atomizer or vaporizer; a power source, the battery; an LED indicator; and a sensor, according to the NIDA. E-cigarettes use the heating device to heat e-liquid from the cartridge, which releases a chemical-filled aerosol.
By Riley DePaola/Razorback Reporter
Fast forward THREE YEARS and statistics
have changed dramatically.
In 2014, ONE in 8 high school students
reported using an e-cigarette in the last 30 days.