tested eight cinnamon-flavored e-juices and found these fluids could produce Cinnamaldehyde (CAD) and 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (2MOCA), which were highly cytotoxic. found that e-cigarette liquid flavors cannot be considered a major influence parameter in particle concentration emission. However, very few studies have focused on this research topic.įuoco et al. Both papers mentioned that flavors were an important component in e-juice. This risk is five times higher than smoking one pack of conventional tobacco. They found that long-term vaping is associated with an incremental lifetime cancer risk of 4.2 × 10 −3, assuming that inhaling formaldehyde-releasing agents carries the same risk per unit of formaldehyde as the risk associated with inhaling gaseous formaldehyde. studied the formaldehyde produced by vaping e-juice. They found that some constituents with oxidizing properties associated with e-cigarettes were health hazards that warrant further examination. For example, Lerner examined the reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with e-cigarette components and the aerosols that were inhaled by the user.
E-liquid is an important factor of e-cigarette usage. For consumers, e-cigarette vendors, healthcare providers, and policy makers, a better understanding of the characteristics of e-cigarette flavors could serve to inform the current debate around the use, initiation, and short- and long-term effects of e-cigarettes. Understanding how e-cigarette consumers’ view and utilize flavors within their vaping experience and how producers and marketers use social media to promote flavors and sell products could provide valuable information for regulatory decision-makers.Īlthough e-cigarette research literature is growing steadily, there are still significant gaps. Our findings suggest that Reddit could be used for data mining and analysis of e-cigarette-related content. Information posted on Reddit about e-cigarette flavors reflected consumers’ interest in a variety of flavors.
Baker Vapor and Hangen were the most popular brands discussed among users. The number of posts discussing e-cigarette flavors has increased sharply since 2014. Strawberry and vanilla flavors were the most popular for e-juice mixing. Fruit flavors were mentioned the most ( n = 15,720) among all the posts and were among the most popular flavors ( n = 2902) used in mixed blends. Flavor popularity, mixing, characteristics, trends, and brands are analyzed. This study aims to gain a systematic understanding of e-cigarette flavors based on data collected from Reddit. Reddit, one of the most popular forums in the world, has a very large user group and thus great influence. In recent years, the emerging electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) marketplace has shown great development prospects all over the world.
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