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    Vaping and E-cigarettes: Healthier Than Smoking or Another Cancerous Path? The prevalence of these vaping and e-cigarette products has steadily risen across the globe in recent years and these products don’t seem like they will be departing anytime soon. The images and videos youth have been shown in school and commercials depicting cancer and emphysema victims at home have slowly started steering young one’s away from cigarettes. Though, there are large numbers of individuals who still smoke, whether

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    We now live in a digital world where everything we use must be battery operated. Our paper and pencils have taken a back seat for Microsoft word. As must everything evolve, cigarettes have taken the next leap of evolution and gone digital. Electronic cigarettes have begun to flood the market with statics of 2 million users and 2.5 billion dollars in profits. Right now a lot is unknown about these devices and there are no safety regulations. Those who oppose and support electronic cigarettes have

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    ad are traditional smokers that are looking for a smoking alternative. The overall purpose of this ad is to switch traditional smokers over to Blu. This ad to me is false advertisement and just causes a swap of addiction. The slogan, “nobody likes quitter”(Blu pg. 12), the portrayal of the smoking man in the ad, and the apparent pros that Blu gives in the ad, are misleading and inaccurate. Blu uses the slogan “nobody likes a quitter”meaning, quitting is something that is frowned upon in society. To

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    Introduction Cigarette smoking is one of the most common known causes of diseases. It has a negative effect on the body and others who are around the person smoking, but being able to quit can positively change a person’s health. Nicotine is one of the biggest component in a cigarette, it stimulates the central nervous system which then gives the smoker a pleasurable feeling. The cigarette’s stimulants make smoking very addictive, which causes smoking cessation challenging for a person. There are

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    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. These electronic

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    This study also showed that other factors like socioeconomic status and level of nicotine addiction affect quitting success.[59] In a similar basis, Brose et al. (2015), examined the impact of e-cigarette use while smoking on smoking cessation, reduction and attempts to quit. They concluded that the participants who used e-cigarettes daily at baseline reported more attempts to quit and daily

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    world but unfortunately it is the nation that has the most number of “baby” smokers in Europe. Many teens in Italy start to smoke because they want to feel like adults or they want to show off infront of their friends. We must also say that in Italy smoking is more of a social thing too; for example when you want to hang out with a friend, sometimes you ask if he or she wants to smoke a cigaret in company. I tried my first cigarette when I was only 15 years old and looking back at it now I regret it

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    surgeon general clearly warns the public of health risks involved with smoking (Marlboro), yet people still decide to smoke. Jennifer is one of those people. What appeal do cigarettes have that cause people to ignore this very important warning? It is also publicly known how addicting smoking is. Why do people decide to chain themselves to this dangerous habit, and more importantly, how can these chains be broken? People try quitting every day. Some are successful, some are not. Jennifer is also one

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    preventable cause of disease and deaths in the United States." Smoking is among the top preventable risk factors of heart disease amongst many other health problems. Coronary heart disease and strokes are the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking. They rank as the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 61 million Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases your risk for high blood pressure, coronary heart disease

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    become more popular since people are able to use them in public places. It is also has been proved and shown to be an effective way for smokers to quit their smoking habit. People that use e-cigarettes were able to control the amount of cigarettes smoked and reduce them. In addition people are able to control their addiction toward smoking (Polosa et al. 2013). E-cigarette is considered less harmful compared to conventional cigarettes and researchers refer to them as harm reduction tools. Furthermore

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