The Benefits Of E-Smoking

One of my first memories in the United States was taking a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) class. I was in sixth grade and a top student, as talking about drugs and alcohol and the way they affect us was fascinating to me. This is why, the following year, I volunteered to become a peer educator in Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U). For a couple of years, I gave presentations to young students which included facts, demonstrations, and games, to spread the knowledge that tobacco is harmful and that staying away from smoking prolongs life expectancy and increases the quality of life. It should come as no surprise, then, that I consider myself a big proponent of staying tobacco-free and encouraging others to quit smoking as a great way to promote health. I remember watching my mom and sister as they took part in their nightly ritual of smoking a few cigarettes to unwind. “Did you know that a main component of cigarettes is used as rocket fuel?” I would ask them, as I opened the window and they stared back at me blankly. “We know, we know” was the answer every time. I knew that convincing them to quit was no easy task, but I was committed. Day after day, I proudly stated a new fact about the evils of smoking. Finally one day, they quit. At first, they attributed it to the cost. Since we had just immigrated to the United States, the cost of cigarettes was simply not something they could afford. I didn’t believe it. I proudly

The profitable business of electronic cigarettes has raised over $3 Billion dollars annually, vastly spread across over 466 brands which have joined the ordeal. Above all, known as a “gateway drug”, electronic cigarettes have claimed the once-ordinary lives of people, specifically to those who have turned from tobacco cigarettes. What is more, scientists have determined that not enough research has been executed to automatically assume the healthiness of e-cigarettes. Despite this, many have claimed that e-cigarettes, are, and will be the new “healthy” drug, so to speak. Provided that e-cigarettes do not release harmful smoke, they are still not safe for one’s health given that not enough research has been performed on them.

An increasing number of physicians and scientists agree that e-cigarettes are a healthier alternative, and they say these products could end a major health problem. The Royal College of Physicians say, "Electronic cigarettes and other nicotine-containing devices offer massive potential to improve public health, by providing smokers with a much safer alternative to tobacco" (Jen Christensen, sec. 4).

This study really opened my eyes to a new prospective on vaping and the use of e-cigarettes. The use of vapes should be taken cautiously and not displayed for our youth to see so vaguely. Though, it has shown me that vaping and e-cigs have a positive effect on helping traditional cigarette smokers stop smoking. These studies will take us much further into the pros and cons of regulating vapes and

E-cigarettes have exploded onto the scene in the past three years. Whole stores dedicated to these devices have opened their doors to the public and business is thriving. E-cigarettes are battery-charged devices that have an atomizer, or heating element, in them to vaporize liquid nicotine. The user is able to inhale this vapor and get the nicotine without the other 4,000 chemicals present in tobacco cigarette smoke (Schroeder). Nicotine is a chemical that is produced by the tobacco plant. People have discovered that by smoking the leaves of a tobacco plant the nicotine in the leaves is delivered into the bloodstream. Nicotine by itself is not an awful drug as far as drugs go, although it is highly addictive, it is the tar in cigarettes that does so much damage. Tobacco use remains the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S. with 480,000 Americans dying prematurely from tobacco related disease. Kicking this habit remains difficult for most (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Mark Twain once wrote “It’s easy to quit smoking, I’ve done it hundreds of times.”

The conclusion is that due to the amount of time the “e-cig” or the vape pens have been on the market more research is required to look at its short and long-term safety effects on a smoker's health. The use of second generation vaporizers considerably reduce cigarette consumption without causing significant side

Does vaping offer a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes? We have seen even the most ardent opponents of vaping and e-cigarette products agree to the scientific evidence of it being less hazardous than smoking cigarettes. Certainly it costs less because a cartridge will last much longer than a pack of cigarettes. Mitch Zeller, the Deputy Director of the Center for Tobacco Products of Food and Drug Administration, even said that if they could get everyone smoking cigarettes to start with a vaporizer pen, it would be better for public health.

E-Cigs and Secondhand Vaping may not seem harmless but it is just as dangerous as smoking an actual cigarette because of the nicotine that is in the juice and it also when smoked indoors makes the air quality worse. They are not regulated in the US because they are not considered tobacco but that may change. Other states and cities have already put restrictions on e-cigs. Studies have shown that e-cigs may contribute to heart disease and they deliver their own toxins such as formaldehyde, nitrosamines, and lead. Though the toxicant levels of e-cigs may be “9–450 times lower than in cigarette smoke,” as this study suggests, levels of formaldehyde and metals have been found to be comparable to or higher than those found in conventional cigarettes.

Vaping is one of the hottest topics today with many doctors advocating for it as one of the best smoking cessation weapons. However, not so many smokers have benefited from it and this is because of one thing- malicious lies on how negatively vaping affects health. This emanates from people who have no scientific study to support their claims. And if they have research to back them, it turns out to be some shoddy biased study. What these people and organizations don’t understand is that they prevent many smokers, who want to quit smoking, from actually achieving this and living healthier lives. If you have any doubts on vaping, here are some top studies, from the month of April, that prove vaping is a healthier option to smoking.

It is great that Florida legislation proposed a bill to include e-cigarettes and vaping into their smoking ordinance. I am a hospice nurse and wonder what the effect will be on people who choose to use e-cigarettes as opposed to regular cigarettes. Both contain nicotine. So I agree that using a preventative measure by revising the smoking ordinance will protect public health. Unfortunately, it will probably be many years before we know about the harm and danger that come from e-cigarettes and vaping.

Vaping is a much better alternative to smoking, than smoking analog cigarettes. There are many differences between e-cigarettes and analog cigarettes. Many people are generally confused by this method of smoking, especially non-smokers. They see smoke, something that resembles an analog cigarette and automatically they assume that you are a smoker. Yes, it is true that when you use vapors; smoke is going to come out of it. One of the differences is that, vapor smoke is not harmful like traditional cigarette smoke.

Youth in Hawaii have been introduced to new technology involving electronic machines which contain nicotine using artificial liquids. The electronic cigarette has been a growing trend by creating lots of smoke by inhaling the burnt liquid. The target audience of adults who want to find an alternative use for smoking has been abused by teenagers across Hawaii. A poll relating to the use of electronic cigarettes said, 25 percent of high school students between 9th and 10th grade has used an electronic cigarette at least once. 18 percent of high schoolers use electronic cigarettes regularly. Teens who try vaping had used the trend as a gateway to cigarettes and other nicotine products in the future.

One thing that has commonly been agreed upon is that Americans are smoking less cigarettes now, due to vaporizer. About 23% of smokers have tired electronic nicotine device systems and 62% of participants from one study reported using them for no loner than six months (Tackett et al. 868, 870). According to Alayna Tackett et al. research, who are affiliated with the Department of Psychology and Oklahoma State University found, “Exhaled CO readings confirmed that 66% of the tested sample had quit smoking. Among those who continued to smoke, mean cigarettes per day decreased from 22.1 to 7.5” (868). This is pretty remarkable considering the fact the about half a million people die from cigarettes every year, in the United States alone. Participants reported that they viewed e-cigarettes to be, “significantly less harmful than all other tobacco products, all

In 2016 there were more than 480,000 deaths annually from smoking according to the CDC. With that in mind, is vaping a good and safer alternative to smoking? Vapor products are noncombustible electronic devices that contain no tobacco and do not emit smoke. Vaping devices create vapor by heating a coil or wire that is wrapped around a cotton or rayon wick, this, in turn, vaporizes the liquid which in then inhaled giving the effect and feeling of inhaling smoke from a cigarette. Smoking delivers nicotine to the user’s body via combustion and smoke inhalation. The combustion is what makes smoking so bad for you. When the tobacco is burned, it releases thousands of toxic chemicals into your body. Vaping allows users to choose different flavors

E-cigarettes appear as an innocent alternative to the real thing but the Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory identifying the “volatile” substances in the device and its emitted smoke may not be that harmless after all (“FDA: Second-Hand Smoke From E-Cigarettes May Be Harmful To Your Health”, 2013). Electronic cigarettes contain organic substances including propylene glycol, flavors, and nicotine which are emitted as a mist into the air in enclosed areas. FDA studies show that these microscopic liquid particles have the possibility of penetrating deep into our lungs. Also cited by the FDA in a German publication on electronic cigarettes shows