Teens use e-cigarettes for 'dripping,' study says

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"Cigalike" e-cigarettes look like a traditional tobacco cigarette, with a light at the end that glows when the user draws on it. The battery-powered device heats "e-liquid," containing nicotine, which is released in aerosol form.
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Photos: E-cigarettes: Helping smokers quit or fueling a new addiction?
"Tank" e-cigarettes are heavily stylized and modifiable. They contain a larger cartridge of e-liquid and a battery pack that can be recharged, some by USB.
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Photos: E-cigarettes: Helping smokers quit or fueling a new addiction?
"Electronic nicotine delivery systems" now take a variety of forms. E-hookahs have also been developed and have a strong cross-cultural market potential.
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Photos: E-cigarettes: Helping smokers quit or fueling a new addiction?
A delegate at the "E-Cigarette Summit" smokes an e-cigar. In the e-liquid, nicotine is usually suspended in propylene glycol and glycerine.
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Photos: E-cigarettes: Helping smokers quit or fueling a new addiction?
E-pipes work on the same principle. When someone draws on the device, it detects the air flow and heats the e-liquid in the cartridge to form a vapor.
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