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Argumentative Essay On E-Cigarettes

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David Byrne, a Scottish musician and songwriter, once said “The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror- not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.” Before 1964 when it became public that smoking is harmful and unhealthy, everybody smoked; including children under the age of twelve. Cigarettes have gotten restrictions on their sales, but a certain cigarette has not. These “modified” cigarettes are called e-cigarettes. They are electronically powered and vaporize liquid nicotine. Many people think that e-cigarettes differentiate from original tobacco cigarettes in numerous ways which is why these electronic devices are sold to the public without any restrictions. According to my research …show more content…

The 460 brands of e-cigarettes come in over 7,000 flavors. Critics say it is an attempt to get children to start smoking. The children of today will be the creators of the future. Unfortunately, studies prove that cigarettes, as well as e-cigarettes, shorten lives. Who would be in charge of our economy if children decided to start smoking now and risk their lives? Basically, if every child decided to smoke e-cigarettes there may not be a future. Due to the fact that e-cigarettes do not have restrictions on their sales, children and adolescents are allowed to purchase these devices without a drivers license or state ID. A “Huffington Post” article states that one woman was admitted to the hospital with cardiac problems when her e-cigarette broke while she was in bed. In addition to e-cigarettes harming us, these nicotine filled devices harm the environment. Due to the lack of proper instructions on how to dispose these electronic cigarettes, smokers discard them incorrectly. E-cigs break when disposed incorrectly, which causes the nicotine to leak. This poisonous substance harms the area and animals around it. Think about how nicotine harms our bodies just by smoking it. What would happen if a living organism consumed

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