What is an electronic cigarette?

E-cigarette is an electronic product that imitates cigarettes.

Although e-cigarettes do not contain tar, they still contain many other carcinogens, and their appearance, smoke, taste and feeling are the same as cigarettes. The World Health Organization conducted a special study on e-cigarettes and drew a clear conclusion: e-cigarettes are harmful to public health and are not a means to quit smoking. It is necessary to strengthen their control to prevent harm to teenagers and non-smokers.

On July 13, 2020, the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau held a video teleconference on the deployment of the special inspection of the e-cigarette market. The meeting demanded that the main responsibility of e-cigarette stores should be compacted, the problem of non-standard e-cigarettes should be solved unremittingly, and the recurrence should be resolutely prevented.

Structural composition

According to public information, e-cigarettes are mainly composed of cigarette oil (including nicotine, essence and solvent propylene glycol). ), heating system, power supply and filter tip. Through heating and atomization, aerosol with specific smell is generated for smokers to use. Broadly speaking, e-cigarette refers to electronic nicotine delivery system, including e-cigarette, hookah, hookah pen and other forms. E-cigarette in a narrow sense refers to a portable e-cigarette whose appearance is similar to that of cigarettes.

Although e-cigarettes also have styles or brands, generally speaking, e-cigarettes are mainly composed of three parts: a pipe filled with nicotine solution, an evaporation device and a battery. The atomizer is powered by the battery, which can turn the liquid nicotine in the cigarette bomb into mist, so that users can have a feeling similar to smoking when smoking, and realize "smoking". It can even add chocolate, mint and other flavors to the pipe according to personal preference.