Govt definition of an "e-cigarette"

[doc julio]

From the Health Promotion Broad website:

• E-cigarettes are devices made to resemble real cigarettes.
• An e-cigarette consists of a mouthpiece , a heating element, a rechargeable battery and is activated with a cartridge which contains a liquid chemical mixture. The liquid chemical mixture is composed of nicotine (a highly addictive substance found in cigarettes), propylene glycol (a known irritant when inhaled or ingested) and may also contain many other harmful chemicals found in conventional cigarettes. An e-cigarette also has a LED light at the end of the device which lights up to simulate the process of combustion when the smoker inhales.

From my experience, most vapers are NOT using e-cigarettes, as per the above definition.

Rather, the above is a definition of what might be called "cig-alikes" in the UK.