Electronic-cigarettes were created to provide an alternative way for people who are addicted to traditional cigarettes, the problem is that instead of making e-cigarettes a medical tool to help people who are addicted, it has become a toy for the younger generation. Sorrowfully, a toddler from New York died because the child ingested the liquid nicotine that is attached to e-cigarettes. The toddler was not smoking, the nicotine, but still passed away because the nicotine poisoned the child when they consumed the flavored liquid. The story isn’t the same for the other younger children because they are actually smoking it. The use of E-cigarettes among middle and high school students have tripled since 2013 to 2014 estimating to around two million
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Instead of creating a prodcutive alternative for addicts, e-cigarettes have sparked the younger generation to start smoking. There is not any research on the effects of smoking electronic-cigarettes because it is still new, so the side-effects could potentially be worse than regular cigarettes in the long run. This result won’t be concluded until the problems start to affect people. This is tragic because the younger generation using this product is increasing. Given an estimate of about ten years the production of electronic-cigarettes will surpass tobacco products (Price, …show more content…
This is like saying someone with diabetes should be eating junk food, but a different kind of junk food. Doesn’t sound right, right? The consumption of junk food is still sickening for them, but they still do it. Smoking can cause many health problems, but e-cigarettes can also because you are still inhaling chemicals and now advertisements are trying to make it like it’s the newest safest thing around. The commercials are promoting e-cigarettes by stating that people don’t have to go outside to smoke anymore and it can be easily done anywhere. The main stance should be stopping advertisements, so the future of this nation can live longer and happier lives. However, that’s not going to happen if commercials and websites have information about how safe cigarettes are. Which is
Instead of creating a prodcutive alternative for addicts, e-cigarettes have sparked the younger generation to start smoking. There is not any research on the effects of smoking electronic-cigarettes because it is still new, so the side-effects could potentially be worse than regular cigarettes in the long run. This result won’t be concluded until the problems start to affect people. This is tragic because the younger generation using this product is increasing. Given an estimate of about ten years the production of electronic-cigarettes will surpass tobacco products (Price, …show more content…
This is like saying someone with diabetes should be eating junk food, but a different kind of junk food. Doesn’t sound right, right? The consumption of junk food is still sickening for them, but they still do it. Smoking can cause many health problems, but e-cigarettes can also because you are still inhaling chemicals and now advertisements are trying to make it like it’s the newest safest thing around. The commercials are promoting e-cigarettes by stating that people don’t have to go outside to smoke anymore and it can be easily done anywhere. The main stance should be stopping advertisements, so the future of this nation can live longer and happier lives. However, that’s not going to happen if commercials and websites have information about how safe cigarettes are. Which is