What is Vaping?

Vaping is the act of inhaling aerosolized liquid from a device, sometimes called a vape pen or an

e-cigarette. The unit is full of vape liquid, it gets hot, the liquid is aerosolized into an incredible

number of tiny droplets, and then inhaled.

What is in the liquid?

Vape companies call it “juice,” which sounds harmless. They even use fake flavors to make it

taste like candy, cakes, and fruit. But it's not flavored air. And it's not only water. Vape liquid is a

mixture of highly addictive nicotine, potentially harmful chemicals, and other additives that may

damage your body.

What is in the vapor?

The mysterious thing about vaping is that the aerosol emitted from these devices more often

than not contains chemicals that weren't originally added into the liquid. How can that be? It's

because heating the vape liquid produces dangerous byproducts, including heavy metals like lead,

aluminum, and nickel. It's chemistry at work. And it indicates that you can't avoid those

chemicals by mixing your liquid or buying local or organic versions.