The issue focused on electronic cigarettes (ECs), devices which mimic tobacco cigarettes but deliver nicotine directly into the bloodstream instead of burning tobacco leaves. Some ECs contain nicotine but cannot deliver as much nicotine as cigarettes because they contain electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which bypass tobacco cigarette combustion by supplying nicotine directly into the bloodstream rather than burning tobacco leaves. Because ECs deliver nicotine directly into the bloodstream rather than combusting tobacco leaves, EC users tend to consume fewer cigarettes than smokers who smoke cigarettes. While EC users typically