ECIGARETTE

e-cigarette: translation

n.

An electronic device that heats a nicotine-laced liquid into an inhalable vapor. Also:ecigarette.

In court papers, the FDA said it considers the devices, also known ase-cigarettes, to be unapproved drug-delivery gadgets.e-cigarettesare the size of regular cigarettes and deliver a vaporized nicotine mixture to users. It contends thate-cigarettesare not traditional tobacco products and that the products promise, among other things, to "alleviate nicotine withdrawal symptoms." The FDA compares the devices to nicotine gum, which it regulates because suppliers promote the gum's ability to help people kick smoking habits. FDA officials are also concerned thate-cigarettescould increase nicotine addiction and tobacco use by children.

—Del Quentin and Lyndsey Layton, " FDA can't block importing of 'electronic cigarettes': http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402995.html,"The Washington Post, January 15, 2010

Last summer, the FDA said it found a chemical used in antifreeze and other toxic chemicals in a small sample ofe-cigarettesthe agency analyzed. The FDA tried to block importede-cigarettes, but a Washington, D.C., court ruled that FDA can't regulate the products. In its appeal, the FDA arguese-cigarettesshould be considered the same as gum and patches that help smokers try to quit.

—Michelle Manchir, " State hopes to snuff oute-cigarettesales: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-03/health/ct-met-electronic-cigarette-ban-20100403_1_e-cigarette-regular-cigarette-fda,"Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2010

A Chinese company marketing the world's first "electronic" cigarette hopes to double sales this year as it expands overseas and as some of China's legions of smokers try to quit.

—" Chinese 'e-cigarette' helps you stub out the habit: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSP23039020070509,"Reuters, May 9, 2007

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