electronic cigarette dripping

Introduction

Dropping small amounts of e-liquid directly onto an e-cigarette's atomizer coil to vaporize the liquid at a high temperature is known as dripping. Users then inhale the vapor immediately.

Epidemiology

• 1 in 4 teenagers who use electronic cigarettes have tried "dripping"

Notes

• data on adverse events not available
• exposure of e-liquids to high temperatures results in formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, & acetone in the vapors

Additional terms

• electronic cigarette; e-cigarette; juul; electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS)