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E-Cigarette Myths E-cigarettes are often marketed as smoking cessation tools or as a safe alternative to tobacco
This article incorporates text by Yvonne CM Staal, Suzanne van de Nobelen, Anne Havermans, and Reinskje Talhout available under the CC BY 4.0 license
E-cigarettes are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). When people use them, this is often called vaping. Some e-cigarettes look like other tobacco products like lit cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, while others can look like everyday household items such as USB computer memory sticks, writing pens, asthma inhalers, mint tins, and clothing