ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES The battery powered devices made of plastic or metal heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapor that users inhale. Some models are disposable, and some are designed to be refilled with cartridges or tanks containing what enthusiasts call “e juice.” Some e cigarettes are made to look like a real cigarette with a tiny light on the tip that glows like the real thing.

WHAT’S IN THEM The ingredients in the liquid used in most e cigarettes include nicotine, water, glycerol, propylene glycol and flavorings. Propylene glycol is a viscous fluid sometimes used in antifreeze but also as a food ingredient.

SELLING POINTS Users say e cigarettes address both the addictive and behavioral aspects of smoking. Smokers get their nicotine without the thousands of chemicals found in regular cigarettes. And they get to hold something shaped like a cigarette, while puffing and exhaling something that looks like smoke without the ash, odor and tar.

THE WORRIES So far, there’s not much scientific evidence showing e cigarettes help smokers quit or smoke less, or to say whether they are safe. Some are concerned that e cigarette marketing could tempt young people to adopt the habit.

GROWING MARKET The industry has rocketed from thousands of users in 2006 to several million worldwide, leading to the rise of more than 200 brands. Sales have been estimated to reach nearly $2 billion in 2013.

ARRAY OF FLAVORS While some e cigarette makers are limiting offerings to tobacco and menthol flavors, others are selling candy like flavors like cherry and strawberry barred for use in regular cigarettes because of the worry that the flavors are used to appeal to children.

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Glen Cove Mayor Reginald Spinello said the city should amend its ordinances to include e cigarettes where smoking is prohibited. (Credit Barry Sloan)

Glen Cove Mayor Reginald Spinello said the city should amend its ordinances to include e cigarettes where smoking is prohibited, and that the town attorney will look at what language would be needed for a City Council resolution to make the city s anti smoking ordinances more comprehensive.

The hope is that when we talk about no smoking they should say that includes e cigarettes, too, he said.

Spinello said he wanted the city to follow examples of other municipalities that have enacted similar prohibitions.

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The growing popularity of electronic cigarettes, which use liquid nicotine that is heated and inhaled without a flame, has led to calls for greater regulation. Earlier this month the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that nationwide poisonings from liquid nicotine used in e cigarettes increased from one in September 2010 to 215 this past February.

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