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Generation of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol by a Third-Generation Machine-Vaping Device: Application to Toxicological Studies
Published on: August 25, 2018
The Clinical Assessment of Vaping Exposure
Edward W Boyer1, Sharon Levy, David Smelson
1Vaping Service, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (EWB, SL, SV, AC); Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (EWB); Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SL); Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA (DS); Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SV); Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (AC).
Abstract:
: Vaping, the inhalation of a nicotine or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), or non-drug infused solution delivered by vaping devices, is a growing phenomenon across many segments of the US population. Complications associated with vaping are newly emerging and relatively unstudied; little guidance exists on how clinicians may best elicit information related to vaping practices and associated medical problems. This publication, therefore, provides physicians and other treatment clinicians with direction for obtaining the medical history that can guide clinical decision-making for patients at risk for adverse effects associated with vaping.
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