E-Cigarette Devices & Financial Cost by Cooper Wrubleski

What are the different e-cigarette devices & which are the most concealable (being able to hide it)?

cwrubleski — 2025-04-28 15:50:33 UTC

Main five types of e-cigarettes:
- Vape pens
- Vape bars
- Pod devices
- Mods
- Cigalikes

Vape pens can be concealable in numerous ways. Most commonly, some types of vape pens are purposefully made to look like other tools, such as actual pens and work supplies.

Device Usage Statistics

edean46 — 2025-04-28 15:54:12 UTC

Among middle school and high school students:

55.6% reported used disposable e-cigarettes

15.6% used pod devices or cartridges
7.0% used tanks or mod systems

What are the most common devices?

cwrubleski — 2025-04-28 15:55:54 UTC

The most common types of vape devices are Geek Bars and Elf Bars. Other brands have taken the place of JUUL by 2025, as JUUL had been under fire for directly advertising to children.

Most popular brands; listed from most popular down:

Geek Bar
ElfBar
Smok
Vaporesso
VOOPOO

cwrubleski — 2025-04-28 15:58:46 UTC

Cost Statistics

edean46 — 2025-04-28 16:00:52 UTC

On average, monthly e-cigarette spending was $82.22

Among dual users, cigarette spending was $118.77
E-cigarette use costs the United States $15 billion in health care - that's more than $2,000 per person a year
In 2021, e-cigarette advertising and promotion totaled $859.4 million

cwrubleski — 2025-04-28 16:03:35 UTC

On average, how much do people spend per week/month/year on e-cigarettes (how expensive is the habit)?

jfowler76 — 2025-04-28 16:04:29 UTC

The e-cigarette and vape pen market is valued at $12.41 billion and is only expected to increase. A vape costs about $20 every week. If you spend $20 every week for 12 months, you would spend up to $1,000 or more every year.

edean46 — 2025-04-28 16:04:56 UTC

jfowler76 — 2025-04-28 16:05:23 UTC

jfowler76 — 2025-04-28 16:20:09 UTC

While cartridges cost more, disposables cost anywhere from $5-$30 as these are more accessible to teens and young adults. Cartridges/mods/pod systems can cost anywhere from $40-$200.