end their habit, many smokers have turned to electronic devices called electronic cigarettes or e-cigs. These tobacco cigarette analogs replace the ritualized inhalation missing with nicotine gums, patches and lozenges making the transition from smoker to non-smoker easier. Unlike cigarette smoke, the vapor of e-cigs has little odor. It also lacks the tar and many of the carcinogens tobacco cigarettes produce. E-cig fluids are cheaper than cigarettes and the vapor approximates the sensation of smoking
number of people who smoke cigarettes are on the rise and there are some ways that smoking can be implemented on college grounds that would be fair to everyone. One way is to have the college build kiosks either on or near college grounds to allow people to smoke, without giving second-hand smoke to anyone else. A second option would be to implement some form of a cessation program to help smokers quit. A third option might be to allow students to use electronic cigarettes on campus and inside the
rise of e-cigarettes is discussed. Electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigs are becoming popular among youth and because they are unregulated U.S. officials are worried. This leads to questions as to possible restrictions or possibly even banning e-cigarettes. What are e-cigs? They are battery powered devices that vaporize liquid nicotine that some say is safer than regular cigarettes because there is no tobacco. Created 12 years ago in China as an alternative to traditional cigarettes, e-cigs are
Screen? Breaking Down the e-cigarette The jury’s still out on the effectiveness of e-cigarettes to stem the habit of smoking. That doesn’t mean they’ve proven to be safe, though. As with email, the e in e-cigarettes stands for electronic. It’s a vaporizing, battery-powered device that simulates smoking – minus the combusted tobacco. Users puff out a cloud of vapor that looks like smoke. Known as vapers, users puff on the device, or press a button to activate it. E-cigarettes contain a battery and cartridge
problem. Vaping in public is an absurd thing to see when you’re walking down the street. When you vape, you are giving off smoke into the air that has chemicals and now everyone else are breathing that in. Harvard Health says, John Ross, MD said, “Cigarettes are the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing about 480,000 per year,” (Ross, John) and vapes are just as bad with putting