nist cigarettes In efforts to reduce deaths from smoking-related fires, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new supply of a specially designed cigarette (SRM 1196a, Standard This is no ordinary cigarette.

Not only do counterfeit cigarettes have excessively high tar levels, some contain toxic chemicals, mold, sawdust, and even asbestos

Thus, most adult users are current or former smokers who use e-cigarettes to reduce or quit cigarette smoking

video report by National Geographic , 21 August 2009

Uy: The term vaping is an intentionally misleading term used by big tobacco brands to try and trick the public it makes us think what were inhaling from an e-cigarette/vape is related to water vapor, which is just the gaseous form of water

The FDA has offered recommendations to help e-cigarette users avoid potential battery malfunctions and explosions