Established in 2014 Electronic-cigarettes were first developed in China by pharmacist, Hon Lik, a three-pack-a-day smoker. When Lik's father, who was also a heavy smoker, died of lung cancer, Lik decided he had to come up with an alternative that wouldn't kill him. He developed an e-cigarette -- a device that uses a small battery to atomize a pure liquid solution. The liquid turns into vapor, which is then inhaled, or "vaped". Nothing is burned. There is no ash. There is no smoke. The liquid includes flavoring for taste and comes in different levels of nicotine, or no nicotine at all. E-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. market in 2007. Now, e-cigs come in various sizes and colors with variable voltage and wattage.