Vaping Persuasive Speech

Vaping use remains controversial. However, there was a poll recently conducted by Reuters that showed vaping is quite popular. The poll showed that vaping is most popular in adults who are under the age of 40. In fact, 15 percent of adults who are under the age of 40 vape. The poll also showed that one out of 10 adults currently vape. Below is a list of some of the other interesting figures from the poll:

Everyone always wants to be with the latest trend, and as many celebrities and magazine ads have pictures of vaping, electronic cigarettes have become a "trend”. People are largely unaware of the emergency risks of vaping. According to a study by Mitch Zeller he states, “I can say definitely, that nicotine is harmful to a developing teenage brain. And no teenager, no young person. should be using any tobacco or nicotine-containing products”. Unlike true cigarettes, electronic cigarettes do not have

Without regulations, consumers do not know what the potential risks are or how much nicotine and other chemicals are inhaled and if there are any benefits from inhaling the vapors. Since there is no smoke released manufacturers encourage consumers to use the product in smoke-free environments. Oxford Dictionary named “vape” the word of the year in 2014.

Teens who try e-cigarettes double their risk for smoking tobacco cigarettes. Studies found that in grades 7 to 12 , students that try an e-cigarette are 2.16 times more likely to be susceptible to smoking.

Some people believe that vaping may lead people into trying actual cigarettes in order to get a stronger effect. This is an especially worrisome possibility when it comes to children. The fact of the matter is that there is no strong evidence to support such a belief. If anything, the exact opposite is true. Most vapers chose to use e-cigarettes because they realized how harmful tobacco smoking was to them and they wanted to find a safe way to quit. In addition, many of these people spread the word of how harmful traditional cigarettes can be, which furthers support for anti-smoking campaigns.

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.

“There are currently no federal minimum age or youth restrictions for e-cigarettes, according to the DEA although most states, cities have passed laws banning the sale to minors.” (Vaping 2). Teens are able to smoke discretely where ever they want. DEA spokeswomen Barbra Carreno said, “look on Instagram, you will see many thousands of posts by young people, snickering about smoking in class.” (page 2). The percentage report of usage for high school students is 2.8 in the previous 30 days in 2012, as the rising number 1.5 percent in 2011. (Carreno

Secondly, many other people switch to E-cigarettes because of the safety of users in their daily life. E-cigarettes are considerably fewer chemicals that do not contain any tar or carbon monoxide and contain diethylene glycol, a component of antifreeze that’s toxic to humans. Anyway vaping are still healthier than smoking. There are few studies that proven smoking causes many health problems such as heart attack, lung cancer, pneumonia and osteoporosis. This is because of the presence of several harmful chemicals for example nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide present in the cigarette which are considered to be carcinogenic but compare to e-cigarettes are not completely free of potentially harmful components but they are still considerably less

E-cigs have become a widespread phenomenon in the recent past. Electronic cigarettes are a good choice for traditional cigarette smokers. Beginners always face challenges due to the broad variety of e-cigs and vaping accessories. There is a whole slew of jargon used to describe vape products, and it can be daunting. Many smokers who switch to vaping tend to return to traditional cigars due to lack of info and the many pitfalls involved.

Ever since this new, exquisite device, called E-Cigarettes, made and was bought from stores, it has become really addicting around the United States, especially children and teens. Because of its new abilities, people, mostly teens, thinks that it’s a lot safer to use. But it’s not. Risk factors are still acquired from these cigarettes because they have nicotine gas and other chemicals that causes cancer. Due to legalized tobacco, you have still have to follow the age rule, +18 years old, but teens still buy these products because of their taste and its fastidious abilities.

Did you know that 1.8 million middle and high-school students have said that they have tried an electronic cigarette in 2012? An article from Upfront Magazine titled “Smoke Signals” by Alessandra Potenza has brought up the issue of e-cigs. The electronic cigarette may be seen as a safe alternative for the traditional smoker but poses a threat to the younger generations who try them. Heavy advertisement and a wide variety of flavors are attracting young kids to get the product. The e-cigs could potentially lead the young people into trying real cigarettes and getting addicted to them due to the nicotine and having the urge to smoke.

Except for a couple patents back around the 1960s, Vapes or electronic cigarettes didn’t come out for sale until the past few years. They first appeared in China in 2004 and spread to other areas including Europe in 2006 and then the United States the following year. These electronic cigarettes have spread all over the United States in shops and stores. Many US teens, despite age, have been interested in the vaping trend because of their “so-called” safe nature and harmless effects.

Nicotine is a highly addictive drug at any age, which is very unhealthy for you and can cause major downfalls in the future. Even second smoke from the vapes are harmful because of the chemicals. Vapes or E-Cigarettes were made for adults to quit smoking cigarettes but our youth is also using them as well. They are thinking now that it doesn’t help smokers quit but they aren’t

Even though the percentage of cigarettes usage for young adults had gone down since 2011, the use of other tobacco usage has increased. They are using hookahs and electrical cigarettes. Teen are doing smoking E-Cigarettes because they believe it is safer than regular cigarettes. In some states it is legal sell E-cigarettes to minors on a federal level. "Aside from the fact that smoking electronic cigarettes may tempt youth to try the real thing next, they also pose unique risk in and of themselves (not the least of which is expose to nicotine). "When you take a puff of an electronic cigarette a battery heats up a liquid that contains a flavoring (such as tobacco, menthol, cherry, vanilla, or Java)a humanity (typically propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin) and sometimes, nicotine."(Teens Also Turning to E-Cigarettes)

E- cigarettes are battery powered cigarettes that doesn’t contain tobacco like a regular cigarettes and you have to buy a lighter and burn the tobacco to smoke it contains a chemical liquid filled which is called nicotine, flavorings, and other chemical. The nicotine is a nitrogen-containing chemical which are made by several plants including the tobacco plant. Professor B Rodu once said that Nicotine is not the major cause of any disease associated with smoking; it’s comparable to caffeine, which is highly addictive but safely consumed in coffee, tea and cola. And is true because they are levels of nicotine from no nicotine to ultra-strong nicotine but the nicotine won’t get you addicted like the regular cigarettes as a teenager when smoke a regular cigarettes it get highly addicted but the E-cigarettes does not.