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A comprehensive analysis of the research, published by the American Heart Association, suggests e-cigarette vapor contaminates the air with nicotine and toxins, but the long-term health effects of exposure to these secondhand chemicals remain unknown

A study of exposure to a mixture of 250 ppm acetone and 25 ppm toluene for 4.5 hours in 12 healthy males similarly found no significant effects on tests of reaction time or vigilance, although the study authors noted that nonsignificant changes in the electroencephalograph results may be indicative of subclinical neurological effects (Muttray et al

Participants who had used e-cigarettes in the past but were not current users were classified according to their current smoking status (as never users, former smokers, or current cigarette smokers), because this classification prioritised current rather than historical exposure

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