The Pros And Cons Of Electronic Cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are devices that deliver aerosolized nicotine to the user by heating a liquid (typically propylene glycol) containing nicotine and flavoring agents. Most devices share a common design – a plastic tube containing a battery, an airflow sensor, a heating element and a cartridge containing the liquid (Figure 1).

The plans of the e-cigarette go back to the 60s, and the devices idea was originally created by Herbert Gilbart in 1963. 20 years later the cigarette “smoke free” cigarette was created by Dr. Norman. Around 15 years later the e-cigarette as we know today was created by a chemist named Hon in China (N). In just 3 years electronic cigarettes began to increase in use and popularity. Overall, there are an estimated 600 different ingredients in an average e-cigarette. In the popular “Juul” e-cigarette the ingredients are, glycerol, propane glycerol, natural oils, extracts and flavor, nicotine, and benzoic acid (“What Is in a JUULpod Juice?”). The e-cigarette does not contain tobacco, but within all of these ingredients there, is one major one nicotine (“Rise in E-Cigarette use”). Most e-cigarettes do contain nicotine, which it can lead to poisoning(“Rise in E-Cigarette use”) In 2013, it was shown that the largest sale of the electronic cigarette was in local convenience

People have been debating on if e-cigs should be regulated or not. Only 18 years old or older could by them if they were regulated but some people don’t want them to be regulated. They argue that it helps teens and adults quit smoking yet 16 million children can legally buy e-cigs. A toddler actually accidently drank liquid nicotine and died because it was poisonous and legal to the public. Not putting a regulation on e-cigs could lead to more young children being poisoned or they could even possibly die.

It is undeniable that the popularity and usage of electronic cigarettes or personal vaporizer devices have been on the rise since they first gained the public’s attention in the early twenty first century. In fact, one study by UBS Securities LLC shows that the value of the e-cigarette market has doubled or more each year since 2007 and was expected to double from two hundred and fifty million dollars in 2011 to five hundred million in 2012(7). Some of the growing concerns is that, like the tobacco market when it first started growing in popularity, there has been little research conducted on the long term effects of electronic cigarettes. Other causes for concern stem from the marketing and sale of these devices to teenagers. This is why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to impose restrictions and regulations on the use and sale of these devices and conduct further research on the health related effects and long term effects of their usage.

People are lead to believe that electronic cigarettes do not contain tobacco and that they are safer than real cigarettes. Little do they know, electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigs, expose their inhalers to harmful and toxic gases that cause health problems and harm the lungs. In most cases the solvent in an e-cig is considered “food grading,” which means it should be safe enough to eat, but manufacturers are changing the configuration of the solvent so it contains both the flavoring and nicotine. As a person inhales, the flavored liquid flows through the e-cig and as it passes over hot coils the liquid changes into a gas. The more frequently an e-cig is used, the toxicity of the fumes increases. Nicotine is always added to the starting

During my teenage years, I was dared to try a cigarette, not thinking I was going to get addicted. However, I did and before I knew it I became a smoker. At first, it was just recreational, but that changed quickly. I began buying cigarettes and smoking regularly throughout the day. It progressed to smoking a pack per week. I knew it was a terrible habit and I was ashamed of it. The hardest part was hiding it from friends and family hoping they would not find out. I came to the realization that I had to quit. It was not as easy as I had anticipated it to be. A friend of mine named Issack showed me this new thing he was trying called vaping.He was a smoker too but he stopped smoking cigarettes and started vaping.Vaping is the same thing as smoking electronic cigarettes. I believe there are many misconceptions about electronic cigarettes that leads many to believe it bad for you but that 's not the case. Electronic cigarettes can help you quite,save money, and even help with your health.

About 42 million Americans smoke spirits smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States and the health benefits from stop smoking outweigh other smoking interventions. Existing smoking cessation programs have high failure rates if no nicotine replacement is being used, however, smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy or more likely to stop smoking than those without. So that brings us to electronic cigarettes a new growing trend which may prove to be an alternative to current replacement therapy products. In the United States electronic cigarettes are being advertised as a safe alternative to tobacco products, even though they are not currently regulated by the FDA. Although, electronic cigarettes have not been proven as a viable alternative to other smoking cessation products, there is evidence people are using them for nicotine replacement therapy. It is estimated that e- cigarettes have become more prolific than any other traditional NRT product. The goal of this research paper is to look at:

Electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, deliver nicotine without the tar and smoke of traditional tobacco cigarettes. About one in six current cigarette smokers (15.9%) and nearly one in four recent former cigarette smokers (22.0%) currently used e-cigarettes (2014, Charlotte). E-cigarettes have been on the market for less than 10 years, at this time; products’ ingredients and effects are limited. We will be using C. elegans, which are microscopic nematodes; their genome is 100 million base pairs in length and contains a similar number of genes as humans about 20,500 genes (2016, Murray & Coulson). In this experiment we will attempt to observe the effect of e-cigarette liquid on C. elegans’ metabolism and lifespan. To test

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 regulated devices. In a battle between cigarettes and e-cigs, e-cigs are winning in sales and in popularity. Smoking is a dangerous habit causing countless problems in society; however, to curb this trend, smokers may resort to electronic cigarettes, as they help people stop smoking tobacco, promote better health, and satisfy their nicotine addictions.

According to Fairchild et al. (2004), even though the concept of “safer” cigarettes received support from federal and voluntary institutions in the 1980s, there have been contrasting ideas about this topic especially between physicians and public health professionals today. The advent of electronic cigarettes has therefore elicited varied reactions among major players both in the health sector and cigarette manufacturing industry. Electronic cigarettes are basically battery-operated devices that simulate traditional tobacco cigarettes and are designed in such a way that they transmit a nicotine vapor that is usually inhaled (Novack para 2).

Is e-cigarettes less harmful as smoking? Over the last year the use of electronic cigarettes grew exponentially. More and more people are using them either to help reduce smoking or to get around smoking restrictions. In addition, there is some research that states that e-cigarettes are more addicted, has health risk problems, and some need more scientific test and research of e-cigarettes causing cancer or if it helps to quit smoking.

Electronic cigarettes were first developed by a Chinese pharmacist because he watched his father die from cancer caused by traditional cigarettes.. The article “ Smoke Signals” by Alessandra Potenza which is featured in Upfront magazine shows that E Cigs are a controversial and complex issue which is popular among young Americans. Electronic cigarettes do not contain all of the harmful chemicals that cigarettes do. Although these E Cigs are an healthier alternative to cigarettes, these E Cigs may still get users addicted to nicotine just an cigarettes would.

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.

Vaping has become pretty common in today’s world whether it be someone in their car driving or someone sitting on a local park bench. Some people might ask what an e-cigarette is. An e-cigarette is a device used to simulate smoking, which has a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes the liquid nicotine rather than burning it. The liquid that goes inside the cartridge is called e-liquid. E-liquid is a mixture used in vapor products that usually contain propylene glycol, Glycerin, water, nicotine and flavoring.

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.