This is the year 2015, and mostly everyone with access to television or internet has seen some kind of ad about how smoking is dangerous. Smoking has been the highlight of many cultures for thousands of centuries. Everywhere around the world, smoking found its niche within every society. The most common plant used for smoking is tobacco. The multi-billion dollar industry we know and despise today was not one born with the intent of hurting anyone. Over the years, numerous studies have been shown that smoking any kind of tobacco is incredibly harmful to ones body and is even made with known potent carcinogens, and also nicotine. Nicotine is the addictive drug found within cigarettes and other tobacco products. The main question being asked
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Dr. Sally Satel, MD. is a private researcher who publishes multiple articles on e-cigarettes and their benefit on society. In her 2014 article titled 'How E-Cigarettes Could Save Lives ' posted in the Washington Post, she goes into a lot of detail on the subject. One of the most important lines from the entire article states, “E-cigarettes, however, could be what we need to knock the U.S. smoking rate from a stubborn 18 percent to the government’s goal of 12 percent by 2020. We should not only tolerate them but encourage their use”. From an outsider standpoint, should a person know nothing about e-cigarettes, this number would be getting them thinking. How is it possible that more smokers brings down the number? The answer is simple. E-cigarettes and the liquid they use help people quit smoking. In the same article by Dr. Satel, she lists off the main ingredients used in the e-liquid. Propylene glycol and glycerin are two out of the three main ingredients. Often times opponents of …show more content…
Traditional cigarettes are very limiting on that option, because if a person wanted a weaker cigarette they would simply buy a worse brand. However, there can be more risks because the manufacturer would need to put in a different chemical to keep the person hooked and buying their cigarettes if the nicotine amount is not enough. Unlike the FDA approved cigarette regulations, the American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association (AEMSA) has their own set of standards that are available for public viewing. The FDA approved cigarette regulation documents is basically a legal document. It ensures that if there are any complications that a person has from smoking cigarettes does not come back an negatively impact the FDA. They care about covering themselves. AEMSA on the other hand has written their manufacturing standards as a collaborative effort between all the e-liquid manufacturers so that they are all on the same page on what their responsibilities are to the consumer. The AEMSA standards are all written out clearly so the average person can look up exactly what the regulations are inside the industry and the work environment of those who manufacture the product. They give full detailed information on their nicotine quality and where they get it from, “Section 1.05 (a) The maximum allowable nicotine content in final flavored product will be no
Dr. Sally Satel, MD. is a private researcher who publishes multiple articles on e-cigarettes and their benefit on society. In her 2014 article titled 'How E-Cigarettes Could Save Lives ' posted in the Washington Post, she goes into a lot of detail on the subject. One of the most important lines from the entire article states, “E-cigarettes, however, could be what we need to knock the U.S. smoking rate from a stubborn 18 percent to the government’s goal of 12 percent by 2020. We should not only tolerate them but encourage their use”. From an outsider standpoint, should a person know nothing about e-cigarettes, this number would be getting them thinking. How is it possible that more smokers brings down the number? The answer is simple. E-cigarettes and the liquid they use help people quit smoking. In the same article by Dr. Satel, she lists off the main ingredients used in the e-liquid. Propylene glycol and glycerin are two out of the three main ingredients. Often times opponents of …show more content…
Traditional cigarettes are very limiting on that option, because if a person wanted a weaker cigarette they would simply buy a worse brand. However, there can be more risks because the manufacturer would need to put in a different chemical to keep the person hooked and buying their cigarettes if the nicotine amount is not enough. Unlike the FDA approved cigarette regulations, the American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association (AEMSA) has their own set of standards that are available for public viewing. The FDA approved cigarette regulation documents is basically a legal document. It ensures that if there are any complications that a person has from smoking cigarettes does not come back an negatively impact the FDA. They care about covering themselves. AEMSA on the other hand has written their manufacturing standards as a collaborative effort between all the e-liquid manufacturers so that they are all on the same page on what their responsibilities are to the consumer. The AEMSA standards are all written out clearly so the average person can look up exactly what the regulations are inside the industry and the work environment of those who manufacture the product. They give full detailed information on their nicotine quality and where they get it from, “Section 1.05 (a) The maximum allowable nicotine content in final flavored product will be no