Should E-Cigarettes Be Regulated

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Should the government regulate E-cigarettes? E-cigarettes are availible for under aged smokers and kids are getting poisoned from the E-cigarette “Juice”. I believe that E-cigarettes should be regulated to keep under aged kids safer.Having E-cigarettes regulated will keep kids and teens safer from the addiction of the nicotine induced flavors of the E-cigarette juice.

First, E-cigarette have a liquid known as “Juice”. The name of this doesn’t sound very harmful but can be life risking.The number of children exposed to e-cigarette products each month rose from 14 in January 2012 to 223 in April 2015 for children under the age of 2.The word Juice could sound pleasing to the children and make them want to try or mess with it.On

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