Presented are apparatus and methods for generating an inhalable medium. An apparatus including a container holding a liquid, a heater for volatizing the liquid, and a plurality of discrete material elements is used. The liquid held in the container is volatized. At least one of a vapor and an aerosol formed by the volatized liquid is passed through one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements. One or more constituents of the one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements is thereby entrained in the at least one of a vapor and an aerosol to produce the inhalable medium.
