Friday, January 17, 2025

Vaping Vocabulary

Every journalist knows that words matter. In the field of tobacco control, word choice can affect smokers’ choices, potentially increasing or decreasing the enormous death toll from smoking and other toxic tobacco products.
The most contentious issue in tobacco control today centers on the balance of harms versus benefits from nicotine vaping. This short primer seeks to clarify language relevant to that debate.

Below you will find a list of terms that you should consult if you have a doubt or want to find out more.

Vape

‘Vape’ is a verb.  However, colloquially, ‘vape’ is sometimes ‘nounized’ to refer to devices (e.g., ‘nicotine vapes’). Some people vape nicotine, a...

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