Citation

Weaver M, Breland A, Spindle T, Eissenberg T. J. Addict. Med. 2014; 8(4): 234-240.

Affiliation

From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (MW), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston; and Center for the Study of Tobacco Products (AB, TS, TE), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/ADM.0000000000000043

PMID

25089953

Abstract

This clinical case conference discusses 3 cases of patients using electronic cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes, also referred to as electronic nicotine delivery systems or "e-cigarettes," generally consist of a power source (usually a battery) and a heating element (commonly referred to as an atomizer) that vaporize a solution (e-liquid). The user inhales the resulting vapor. E-liquids contain humectants such as propylene glycol and/or vegetable glycerin, flavorings, and usually, but not always, nicotine. Each patient's information is an amalgamation of actual patients and is presented and then followed by a discussion of clinical issues.

Language: en