Adkins English II November 8, 2017 Should Electronic Cigarettes be Regulated like Tobacco Cigarettes? A new device has emerged as an easier way for people using harmful tobacco products to quit. These devices are called electronic cigarettes or e-cigs. These alternatives to smoking, raise an important question. Should the e-cigs be regulated like regular tobacco cigarettes? Electronic cigarettes replace the tar found in tobacco cigarettes with water vapor and provide a healthier option. This means
The conduct of randomized clinical trials on e-cigarettes display many hurdles. They are time consuming, expensive and in our case, e-cigarettes evolve so quickly that it is highly probable new devices with different characteristics to be available by the end of the trial. Furthermore, their findings may not reliable predict effectiveness in real world, as important features such as effects from the social and economic environment are not
Smoking is one of the highest reasons for death as well as other health risks amongst todays society. As time moves on, both smokers and non-smokers understand the harm in this deadly habit as it doesn’t only affect the smokers, but anyone who encounters second-hand smoke. Since people have become aware of the health risks of smoking, cessation tools such as nicotine replacement therapy were invented to help cigarette smokers terminate their desires to smoke. As technology improves, smoking tools
Cigarettes are rolled up pieces of paper filled with tobacco and nicotine that is used for smoking. Many people smoke despite the side effects, and there are many types of alternative to help quit smoking, some more effective than others. One common alternative is e-cigarettes. As the name suggests, an electronic cigarette delivers nicotine to the lungs by turning on a small battery-powered heater that vaporizes the liquid nicotine (Radcliff). However, e-cigarettes can be dangerous and cause a lot
Why you should quit smoking and use E-cigarettes The worst habit that humans have grown on is smoking, smoking either tobacco/any other drug. Each year the amount of people smoking is rising rapidly. The cause of this is the fact that most companies that supply tobacco are trying their hardest to increase their profit and sales, resulting in tobacco becoming easier to use (evolving from the classic ‘Pipe’) and easier to get. The price of tobacco/cigarettes are also dropping every year which is another
Introduction It’s a recognised fact that smoking can cause all sorts of diseases, from minor health issues like a cough to lethal disorders like lung cancer and heart diseases. The article “Vaping is better than smoking” by Marcus Munafo, a professor of psychology at University of Bristol. As the title of the article indicates, the author is claims that vaping is healthier than cigarettes. In fact, he states the tobacco smokers may be able to prevent blood vessel cell damage by vaping. Although the
Problem Statement E-cigarettes have come to emerge in the recent years as a substitute to conventional cigarettes. Many people nowadays use e-cigarettes and other Alternative Tobacco Products (ATPs) as substitutes to conventional cigarettes with the excuse of the device being an aid in smoking cessation. Majority of people are using e-cigarettes and ATPs in combination to conventional cigarettes with no intention to quit any of the two. The main issue however, is that many adolescents and young adults
to regulate? Views on electronic cigarette regulations and beliefs about the reasons for and against regulations” brought forward on the regulation of vapes and electronic cigarettes. This article shows studies that were taken through online polling of adults from Amazon mechanical Turk. The polls took place in May of 2015. Overall the article is about whether to or not to regulate electronic cigarettes or vapes. As most people disagreed with most of the reasons to not regulate the vapes, most did
Electronic Cigarettes: The Future of Smoking Electronic cigarettes have became extremely popular almost overnight it seems. These devices have worked their way into people’s everyday lives and are continuing to get even more popular. E-cigs are so popular because they do not have near as many chemicals as cigarettes, one can pick the flavor of their liking, and the smoke does not stink as traditional tobacco cigarette smoke does. In most places e-cigarette shops have been opened and are now selling
Electronic Cigarettes The majority of smokers are converting to Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigs) help quit the use of cancerous cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes can cause countless amounts of damage upon the body. E-Cigs have become an outlet for these smokers who have wanted a safer and healthier outlet. According to Mike VanOuse, a contributor to America Thinker, states, “There is no unpleasant aroma. No ashes. No butts littered about. No risk of heart disease. You can fall asleep while vaping, and