Vaping: It's Not What You Think

Vaping has grown in popularity as an alternative to cigarettes, but like its predecessor, vaping brings many health complications to consumers. Thanks to the persistence of researchers like Dr. Michelle Peace, these once unknown dangers have been brought to light. Dr. Peace, a tenured Associate Professor and founding member of VCU’s Department of Forensic Science, joins host and NIJ Scientist Dr. Frances Scott to discuss the history and science of vaping and what it does to our bodies. Read the transcript.

Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice 

• Five Things About Vaping and E-Cigarettes | Article
• The Evolution and Impact of Electronic Cigarettes | Article 
• Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of "Personal Vaporizers" as an Illicit Drug Delivery System | Report 
• Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content | Report 
• Through the Looking Glass: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment | Report 
• Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of "Personal Vaporizers" as an Illicit Drug Delivery System | Report 
• Through the Looking Glass Part II: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment | Grant 

Other Reading and Resources 

• Cannabinoid-based vaping products and supplement formulations reported by consumers to precipitate adverse effects | Report 
• Evaluation of Nicotine and the Components of e-Liquids Generated from e-Cigarette Aerosols | Article 
• A determination of the aerosolization efficiency of drugs of abuse in a eutectic mixture with nicotine in electronic cigarettes | Article 
• Identification of Gamma-Butyrolactone in JUUL Liquids | Article 
• Concentration of Nicotine and Glycols in 27 Electronic Cigarette Formulations | Article