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    Electronic Cigarettes The electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, is growing in popularity in the United States among people who are trying to quit smoking. The e-cigarette gives the nicotine and physical sensations that the brain craves, while supposedly reducing the amount of harmful substances and smoke found in true cigarettes. However, e-cigarettes remain unregulated and are purely experimental in many ways. The side effects of e-cigarettes are allegedly less extreme and are not as slow as

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    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

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    U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulated tobacco regarding roll-your-own, smokeless, and cigarettes. However, the times have changed and new innovations have arisen over the years since. A ruling that became effective on August 8th, 2016 by the FDA decided to regulate any tobacco product, including electric nicotine delivery systems. An electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, is a part of the electronic nicotine delivery system that was effected. Although it was not previously covered before, a

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    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

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    that there were still a few people that didn't know what electronic cigarettes were. It suddenly seemed as if overnight, people found out what electronic cigarettes were and if they were smokers, they quickly started buying them up after they got over their initial hesitations. Some smokers were worried that it would cost a lot to buy electronic cigarettes instead of tobacco cigarettes. The idea just sounded expensive: if it was electronic, it had to be expensive right? Well, most smokers now claim

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    smoking cigarettes. Imagine this alternative could help millions of people quit smoking and comes with only a fraction of the harmful chemicals that cigarettes do. The electronic cigarette or e-cigarette was created in 2003 by a Chinese pharmacist. It works by heating a liquid until it turns into vapor which is then inhaled. Since its creation, it use has grown exponentially worldwide. Its use in the US, however, was not regulated by the FDA until August 2016. This regulation deemed e-cigarette devices

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    The specific factors of e-cigarettes use are not well understood. As of 2015, electronic cigarettes overtake traditional cigarettes as the most common product used by U.S. adolescence. We examined social determinants of electronic cigarette use among young adults using an electronic diary on Android Devices using an application called as SiggyDroid. Electronic Diaries are used to capture the participants’ responses accurately and “in-the-moment.” Results of survey studies indicate that the general

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    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

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    Annotated Bibliography Britton, J., Bogdanovica, I., Ashcroft, R., & McNeill, A. (2014, August). Electronic cigarettes, smoking and population health. Clinical Medicine . pp. 334-337. The authors provide statistical research considering th e benefits of using electronic cigarettes over traditional cigarettes from multiple vi ewpoints. The article addresses both arguments in favor of and against the use of alternative nicotine dispensing devices. The article's use of tables aids in creating

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    conclusion. It said ninth graders who had tried e-cigarettes were far more likely than other students to start smoking “combustible tobacco” (cigarettes, cigars, hookahs) within a year. Most Americans believe electronic cigarettes are harmful to people’s health, according to a new national poll even though scientists have not reached a consensus on the risks of the increasingly popular products. Americans do think they’re less dangerous than tobacco cigarettes, but that doesn’t mean they think the products

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