Lincoln Balmforth Mrs.Harker ELA 45 Argumentative Essay 12 March 2024. The Negative Side of Vaping Vaping is one of the newest trends for teens in America. Initially invented to be an alternative to smoking cigarettes, it has become a common sight to see among younger people. While it might be trendy, vaping is just as dangerous and addictive as smoking cigarettes and can be harmful to your body on the inside and the outside. While many people claim that vaping is safer than cigarettes, there is proof that vaping can be just as harmful. The way vaping works is you take a small device known as a vape pen and it heats up liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, flavoring and other additives for you to breathe in. The vapors you inhale can cause serious …show more content…
They cause inflammation, irritation, and scarring to your lungs (Vaping, E-cigarettes). While some of the damage might be able to be helped with medicine, some of the scarring can be permanent! All of the constant irritation vaping causes to your lungs can give you permanent problems like asthma and CPOD (Vaping, E-cigarettes). This information proves that vaping e-cigarettes are in fact harmful to your body. Not only is it harmful to the inside of your body, it can even be harmful to the outside. With the type of battery being used in an e-cigarette, people run the risk of the battery becoming too hot and exploding. There have been reported cases of e-cigarettes exploding causing burns, broken bones and sometimes death (Vape Battery Explosions). In an article by lawfirm.com, they list multiple accidents that have happened when a vape pen either explodes in someone's mouth or on their face. "A 17-year-old in Utah had his entire jaw cracked, several teeth blown out, and a chunk of jawbone completely shattered in June 2019 after his e-cigarette exploded in his mouth." …show more content…
It is cheaper, it is perceived as safer, and can be more appealing because of the lack of smoke and the smell that comes from cigarettes (Blaha). While it may be cheaper and doesn't smell as bad as cigarettes, it can still be just as harmful. Vape pens allow for a higher dose of nicotine which means you are inhaling much more nicotine than a cigarette (Vaping, E-cigarettes). While teens start vaping to avoid the "bad" parts of cigarettes, they are setting themselves up to eventually start smoking them. "Studies have shown that teens who vape nicotine may be more likely to go on to smoke traditional cigarettes," (The Risks of Vaping). Vaping is a dangerous thing. Although it might be "cool" according to some people, and "not as bad" as smoking cigarettes, it is harmful to your body. It isn't worth the risk of injury or the effects it can have on your lungs. The best way to avoid these dangers is to never even start! Don't give into the trends or peer pressure, being healthy is just as dangerous and addictive as smoking cigarettes and can be harmful to your body on the inside and the
America is an alternative to smoking called “Vaping”. There are many advocacy groups that are currently petitioning and fighting legislature that would make this new trend illegal. Many claims have been made stating that vaping is more dangerous than smoking traditional big brand tobacco. There are also arguments that there have not been enough studies to prove that vaping is less harmful than conventional smoking methods, which is not the case however. Vaping has been around since the early 1960s and