The Pros And Cons Of Electronic Cigarettes

Electronic cigarette use is a trend that has rapidly increased across the world. E-cigarettes are an alternative to conventional cigarettes, it delivers an aerosol vapor that contains nicotine. Electronic cigarettes are marketed to be healthier and less harmful than conventional cigarettes. According to the CDC (2015), conventional cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, with more than 41,000 of these deaths from exposure to secondhand smoke. Electronic cigarettes are marketed to be healthier and also helpful in the cessation of conventional smoking, people should still be aware of what an electronic cigarette is, chemicals and substances in e-cigarettes, and efficacy in smoking reduction and cessation.

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The FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has not approved any e-cigarettes as an effective way to help smokers quit. “In 2013, 76.8 percent of the people who recently used e-cigarettes also currently smoked conventional cigarettes” (American Lung Association, 2015). The FDA doesn’t support any claims that state e-cigarettes help smokers quit because of the little amount of research that is available. Electronic cigarettes can be ordered off the internet which is allowing younger generations to get into the addiction of e-cigarettes. According to the CDC (2015), e-cigarette use among both high school and middle school students tripled in one year, increasing from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014 among high school students, and from 1.1 percent in 2013 to 3.9 percent in 2014 among middle school students. This means that the use of e-cigarettes has now exceeded cigarette smoking in youths. These industries are marketing e-cigarettes to youth, which is opening a gate for much more harmful drug use. “Recent studies have shown that students who use e-cigarettes by the time they start 9th grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other smokable tobacco products within the next year (Rigotti, 2015).” Overall, there are therapies and cessation smoking aids that are approved to be

Electronic cigarettes are marketed to be healthier and also helpful in the cessation of conventional smoking, people should still be aware of what an electronic cigarette is, chemicals and substances in e-cigarettes, and efficacy in smoking reduction and cessation. Electronic cigarettes are an alternative device that gives consumers the same similar effects as a conventional cigarette. Electronic cigarettes are marketed to be safer than conventional cigarettes but that does not make them any less harmful or addictive. E-cigarettes have not been around long enough to get full evidence supporting the effect of long term use because cancer takes years to develop and this device needs to be on the market for 15-20 years to get definite evidence. What we do know is that electronic cigarettes are becoming an ongoing problem with adolescents and have the potential to cause more harm to the youth without FDA regulations. Electronic cigarettes are not FDA approved in the efficacy in smoking reduction or cessation. It is still recommended by the FDA to use the approved smoking cessation products. Overall, these devices can’t be safe or effective until the FDA is allowed to monitor the use and regulations of electronic