We now live in a digital world where everything we use must be battery operated. Our paper and pencils have taken a back seat for Microsoft word. As must everything evolve, cigarettes have taken the next leap of evolution and gone digital. Electronic cigarettes have begun to flood the market with statics of 2 million users and 2.5 billion dollars in profits. Right now a lot is unknown about these devices and there are no safety regulations. Those who oppose and support electronic cigarettes have different views, negatives and positives, of their use. Electronic cigarettes is a controversial issue due to not being safe, a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, marketing toward teens, and an aid in helping smokers quit. Those who oppose will argue that electronic cigarettes are not safe. Long term health effects have not been tested and further research is required. Electronic cigarettes are currently unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration and have no manufacturing regulations. The natural flavor additives added to electronic cigarettes may pose a risk when heated adding in unknown chemicals. Some electronic cigarettes contain high powered …show more content…
The tar and the toxic is what make traditional cigarettes bad. Electronic cigarettes do not produce tar, the leading cause of cancer in smokers, thus causing supporters to believe that it's a safer alternative. Traditional cigarettes contain over 7,000 chemicals while electronic cigarettes generally only contain 3 ingredients plus nicotine. These 3 ingredients are usually marketed as food grade quality and are common food additives. The nicotine is usually marketed as pharmaceutical grade helping supporters believe that the indigents used are safe. Short term studies show that electronic cigarettes are 96% less harmful than traditional
As FDA analysis indicated, e-cigarettes contain the same toxic substances and carcinogens found in traditional cigarettes, which contradicts the statement made by e-cigarette advocates that e-cigarettes are safer. Recently, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that about 47.1 percent of the cigarette and e-cigarette exposure-calls to poison control centers are now due to e-cigarettes (Kucinich, 2014). Therefore, I do not think it is reasonable to promote e-cigarettes to the public as safer alternatives to traditional tobacco cigarettes, let alone smoking cessation aids. Additionally, health experts have repeatedly mentioned that e-cigarettes maybe potential gateway drugs for many individuals, particularly the young. Pepper and colleagues (2013) reported that nearly 1 in 5 adolescent males in their study were willing to try e-cigarettes if offered to them; and being a smoker increased the willingness to try e-cigarettes. As teens are highly inclined to try e-cigarettes, extensive public promotion of e-cigarettes may mislead them into thinking that e-cigarettes are safe to use. The false claim may even spark teenagers’ curiosity and motivate them to try e-cigarettes and other tobacco products haphazardly. It is highly likely that the effort to promote smoke cessation through e-cigarettes could create an entirely new problem: e-cigarette abuse in teens. Overall, I take the stand against e-cigarettes. I
Smoking, one of America's favorite pastimes, has fallen under constant fire from legislators who are contending that electronic cigarettes are not only as harmful as their non-electric counterparts, but that the former ought to be regulated as tobacco products. The cases made upon either side stand firm, though legislators find themselves splitting hairs defining upon what is and is not a tobacco product, with vaporizers being such intricate pieces of technology, with only portions of which contain nicotine. The case against the vaporizer stands that while they help users of traditional tobacco kick the habit, they leave an addiction to nicotine, fueling the economy of the vaporizer instead of that of big tobacco. While many will denounce
Nowadays, there are alternatives to analogue tobacco smoking: the widely popular electronic cigarettes. Although it is hotly debated whether e-cigarettes are harmful to smokers’ health or not, it is hard to argue that substituting cigarettes with these devices does more good than bad, since they possess a number of advantages that cannot be neglected easily. And whereas smoking still remains a dangerous and
are drastically increasing in popularity. As the popularity in e-cigarettes rises, so are the uncertainties the e-cigarette has on public health. While e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, are likely to be safer than tobacco cigarettes, the long term health effects are unknown at this moment. Scientists have been conducting studies in order to catch up with the e-cigarettes rise in popularity, but it is not clear yet whether it will result in end of smoking sensation or become a temporary setback towards the goal of quitting the need for nicotine for good. Because e-cigarette products are relatively new, there has not been any solid findings on the negative
Evidence is leaning towards the theory that these electronic cigarettes are the safer choice compared to the conventional cigarettes. This is due, in part, to the fact that the most damaging aspect of a cigarette stems from the tobacco part- but the danger of the tobacco lies in smoking it. With an e-cigarette, the user does not smoke it, as the aforementioned component of the vaporizer allows the user to not smoke any tobacco.
The jury is out. The phenomenon of vaping is so new that science has barely had a chance to catch up on questions of safety, but some initial small studies have begun to highlight the pros and cons. The most widely publicized study into the safety of e-cigarettes was done when researchers analyzed two leading brands and concluded the devices did contain trace elements of hazardous compounds, including a chemical which is the main ingredient found in antifreeze.
E-cigarettes were made to decrease smoking and nicotine addiction, but recently, surveys have shown that they do the exact opposite. Teenagers have begun taking advantage of e-cigarettes whether they have reached the legal age or not. The main problem with this is that before e-cigarettes were made, many of these teens had never even thought about smoking a cigarette. Many teens believe that since they are not actually inhaling tobacco smoke, there are no risks, but they are wrong. Most of the same risks are still at hand, and it is even easier to become addicted to nicotine while using e-cigarettes because they contain a much higher concentration of it. For this reason, e-cigarettes are causing more harm than good to our generation.
Electronic cigarettes may be safer than ordinary, because the biggest danger of cigarettes are substances that are released during the combustion of tobacco and electronic cigarettes reduce it, and further it does not burn, so not flammable.
During a time of increasing awareness of smoking cigarettes in public, a Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik developed the first electronic cigarette in 2003.(Arnold,A247) Electronic cigarettes were introduced into the United States in 2007 and have become a popular alternative to smoking regular cigarettes.(McAuley,850) Though the market for E-cigarettes is small compared to traditional cigarettes, it has grown quickly over the past 3-5 years.(Lorrillard,9) E- cigarette use has gone up from barely 3% in 2010 to 11% in 2013(Silcox,19).
“E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, tar, or toxic chemicals found in cigarette smoke.”(Broadwell) These chemicals are hard chemicals that contribute to cancer, heart disease, and lung problems. “No long term studies have been done on e-cigarettes to see what side effects that could damage the body after using it long term.”(Broadwell) “E-cigarettes come with various strengths of nicotine and some e-cigarettes contain no nicotine.”(Broadwell) E-cigarettes give people the choice to choose what type of strength to have and how much nicotine to have when they are vaping. Some people choose to start out high on nicotine and gradually lower it to decrease the chance of getting withdrawals and once they are down to zero nicotine they can stop vaping. Nicotine is
This report was written for the Ministry of Health to analyse the pros and cons of Electronic cigarette and Vaping. Reproducing the experience of smoking with a device which contains a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco is known as an electronic cigarette (Public Health England, 2015). Electronic cigarette and vaping are the current trend around the globe due to the widespread believe that it is an alternative for nicotine users.
1-The normail cigerattes have tar wheresas the electronic cigarettes are tar free and contain 99 % less nicotine than normal tobacco coigerates. The traditional cigarette contains about 600 harmful ingredients and causes human body break down over a period of time. When the tobacco in the traditional cigarettes is burnt, it creates upto 4000 chemical compounds unlike E cigerattes which has none of such harmful chemicals in it. While smoking E
The Los Angeles Times states: “Electronic Cigarettes are either a potent weapon in war against tobacco, or they are insidious menace that threatens to get kids hooked on nicotine and make smoking socially acceptable again” (Morin). E-cigarettes are now becoming more widespread, especially among young people. The electronic cigarette industry is growing rapidly in the United States due to the rising demand, which is stirring up opinions and research among the masses. While supporters argue that it is a safer and cheaper way of smoking and helpful for quality tobacco, opponents argue it 's harmful and addictive.
E-cigarettes are marketed as a way to get nicotine fix without inhaling all that lung-blackening smoke that’s been directly linked to cancer and heart disease and also the elements inhaled done evaporated nicotine have been linked to stroke, asthma, and diabetes.” In addition to cancer, smoking causes lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and increases the risk of heart disease, including stroke, heart attack, vascular disease, and aneurysm. Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of chemicals such as carbon monoxide, tar, formaldehyde, cyanide, and ammonia, many of which are known carcinogens. Carbon monoxide increases the chance of cardiovascular diseases. Tar exposes the user to an increased risk of lung cancer, oral cancer,
Results of survey studies indicate that the general belief among users and non-users is that “e-cigarettes” are safer than conventional cigarettes, less addictive, and can be used to help reduce cigarette smoking (Harrell et al. 2015). However, there is an additional factor that can be causing