Res351 Week 2 Individual Essay

Steven Reinberg is a senior staff reporter for HealthDay. He also has won awards for his health journals and has written for both consumer and professional audiences. Reiberg wrote this piece for HealthDay and then it was published on WebMD. WebMD is online source where anyone can go to get health information. All the information comes from over 100 doctors and physicians that WebMD works with so that they can provide accurate information. This article provides information on the the benefits of electronic cigarettes outweigh the harm they might cause. Using the liquid for electronic cigarettes cuts out all the extra chemicals that are found in traditional cigarettes.

Another danger pose by unregulated use of e- cigarettes is that nicotine found in e-cigarettes changes the structure of the brain and lungs which affects the function and responses of the reflexes, increasing ones risk to hypoxia ( Hafstrom O.et.al 2005). Furthermore, in a society that Nursing resources are been stretched and one that depends on the youth for a vibrant tomorrow, it is pertinent that the use and marketing of e-cigarettes should be regulated because young ones are being attracted to smoke e-cigarettes which could further create more medical problems for them. No wonder, health agencies are worried that "nicotine may have a negative impact on adolescent brain development and increase the risk for nicotine addiction that could lead to use of tobacco product" (Schranfnagel

Everyone always wants to be with the latest trend, and as many celebrities and magazine ads have pictures of vaping, electronic cigarettes have become a "trend”. People are largely unaware of the emergency risks of vaping. According to a study by Mitch Zeller he states, “I can say definitely, that nicotine is harmful to a developing teenage brain. And no teenager, no young person. should be using any tobacco or nicotine-containing products”. Unlike true cigarettes, electronic cigarettes do not have

“In interviews, teenagers said that e-cigarettes had become almost as common at school as laptops, a change from several years ago, when few had seen them” (Tavernise). More and more teenagers think that it is okay to vape, and it is becoming such a greater trend. This can be dangerous because although the use of cigarettes is going down, the use of e-cigarettes is going up. “The decline of cigarette use among teenagers accelerated substantially from 2013 to 2014, dropping by 25 percent, the fastest pace in years” (Tavernise). However, this is obviously due to the increase in e-cigarettes which although may prove to be a better alternative, it is still causing harm. The use of e-cigarettes could also be a passageway into the use of regular cigarettes, which is another major problem. Finally, the use of electronic cigarettes is increasing rapidly with the declining use of traditional

Electronic cigarettes have been around for about a decade. No one is sure of what havoc they can cause yet because of how new they are in existence. Throughout the past years more and more issues have been arising from this product that was originally assumed to be harmless. Now we are faced with the question are they really as safe as we thought or should increase investigation to see what they are really capable of. So far researchers have discovered many issues with the electronic cigarettes and every month more and more issues begin the surface the air. From explosion to toxic material. These issues will not only affect their

Electronic cigarettes have become very popular in the last few years, which has led both young children and teens to begin using them. There have been various instances in which children, as young as toddlers, have gotten their hands on their parent's electronic cigarettes or e-juice, leading to an increase in calls to the emergency room. The increase was so great that, "over half of the 2,405 calls to poison centers between September 2010 and February 2014 concerned children 5 and under who have come into contact with e-cigarettes" (Are E-cigarettes Safer Than Regular Cigarettes?). The effects of electronic cigarettes so far have not been proven to show any significant damage on the health of adults; however, the effects on children and teens may be more dangerous than one would

In the article “Schumer pushes for regulations on e-cigs as more kids vape”, by Shari Logan and Carl Campanile, the authors report how Senator Chuck Schumer “urged the federal government Sunday to reverse a recent decision to delay the regulation of e-cigarettes”(Logan, 1). Schumer is concerned due to the surprising amount of teens in New York vaping, and is rightly concerned about the health of New York adolescents. The data Schumer references refers to a recent study conducted. Data shows that 1 in 5 teens are vaping. Schumer then continues with how unregulated e-cigarettes are more unpredictable, and some studies have highlighted the dangers of e-cigarettes. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that some e-cigs with higher voltage levels can contain cancer-causing formaldehyde at levels up to fifteen times more than regular cigarettes. Due to the lack of cigarette use nowadays, previous users and teens have turned to vaping. Finally, Schumer concludes that without proper regulation, we are posing unneeded risks to the youth of this country.

The profitable business of electronic cigarettes has raised over $3 Billion dollars annually, vastly spread across over 466 brands which have joined the ordeal. Above all, known as a “gateway drug”, electronic cigarettes have claimed the once-ordinary lives of people, specifically to those who have turned from tobacco cigarettes. What is more, scientists have determined that not enough research has been executed to automatically assume the healthiness of e-cigarettes. Despite this, many have claimed that e-cigarettes, are, and will be the new “healthy” drug, so to speak. Provided that e-cigarettes do not release harmful smoke, they are still not safe for one’s health given that not enough research has been performed on them.

The article “To regulate or not to regulate? Views on electronic cigarette regulations and beliefs about the reasons for and against regulations” brought forward on the regulation of vapes and electronic cigarettes. This article shows studies that were taken through online polling of adults from Amazon mechanical Turk. The polls took place in May of 2015. Overall the article is about whether to or not to regulate electronic cigarettes or vapes. As most people disagreed with most of the reasons to not regulate the vapes, most did agree with one idea that should be implied if the regulation of vapes and e-cigs “electronic cigarettes” continued. That was if they continued to be regulated then a label warning exclaiming that the products contain nicotine should be added to all devices and products that go along with it.

In conclusion, more Americans need to be aware of the dangers of e-cigs including their addictive levels of nicotine, and harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Thedailybeast addressed the dangerous of e-cigs to not only the user, but other in this statement ,”Outside the risk of exposure to cancer-causing agents, e-cigarettes have been shown to prove dangerous to kids.” This shows that the dangers caused by e-cigs can indirectly harm others, and is posing as a threat to the user's health and can act as a bad influence toward the youth. This is why americans need to relook at how safe e-cigarettes

The new SG could help the vaping industry by writing a new neutral report. In the new SG report, where the harmful effects of nicotine are mentioned, the benefits of e-cigarettes should not be omitted. Besides, health bodies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have in the past noted that with the increase in the e-cigarettes take up, the consumption of tobacco has drastically gone down. So, where the reports indicates a 4.7% rise in the number of middle school students that have tried e-cigs, it should acknowledge that within the same time span, the number of middle schoolers who used combustible tobacco cigarettes reduced by about 2%. In addition, the number of high school students using tobacco cigarettes reduced by over 6%. With these facts included, it is the only way that the SG report can be considered as factual.

Additionally, it is not known if e-cigarettes may lead young people to try other tobacco products, including conventional cigarettes, which are known to cause disease and lead to premature death” (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2103). With a lack of scientific study by the very agency concerned with the public health, it is safe to say that Electronic Cigarettes should be avoided at all costs. Do not rush to the finish line based on loose information. No matter what form it comes in, smoking is bad. There are plenty of toxins that enter the body just from the ambient air that people breathe, why add more to the mix? Do not be afraid to take a stand and say no more self pollution.

Electronic cigarettes are devices that allow users to inhale an aerosol containing nicotine or other substances. e-cigarettes are generally battery-operated and use a heating element to heat e-liquid from a refillable cartridge, releasing a chemical-filled aerosol. Hoverboards and Electronic Cigarettes both use lithium-ion batteries that are suspected to catch fire when overcharged. Hoverboards have caused 52 fires since December, burning down 2 homes. Malfunctioning electronic cigarettes, meanwhile, have caused dozens of people to suffer serious burns and disfigurement. Authorities think that cheaply made batteries are the problem. Researches haven’t yet fully discoverd if electronic ciggarettes are harmful or not, but they know that e-cigarette users don't breathe in the same kind of carcinogenic smoke and tar that conventional cigarette smokers do. Nicotine is still an addictive chemical linked to cardiovascular disease. One girl put in a new battery in hers like she has done many times, she pressed the activation button and it exploded causing a hole in her mouth and battery acid to go all over her body. Since hitting the U.S. market in 2007, e-cigarettes, which heat liquid nicotine and other ingredients into an inhalable vapor, have been touted as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes and a path to quitting smoking. But some lawyers and consumers say the $3.5 billion industry isn't doing enough to address a potential hazard: cheaply made lithium-ion batteries in the products that can unexpectedly explode. There have been many trials over the

The second statement I agree with is that the popularity of electronic cigarettes is growing faster than our ability to clearly understand its effects. Many traditional smokers went to e-cigarettes for a variety of reasons: the smell/oder, health consequences, healthcare costs, restrictions as to when and were a user can smoke, the differences in expenses, and smokers were informed that electronic cigarettes were safer regarding the health of themselves and others. Butane is no longer a neccessity when lighting up and smokers do not have to worry about a hot cherry that can burn themselves, other people, or things. Hence, the risk of fire hazzards will decrease with the use of electronic cigarettes; which is the most beneficial aspect pertaining to smoking because cigarettes are the number one cause of fire-related death in the United States and seven other countries.

This is not the first instance of these cigarette substitutes harming individuals. This alternative to traditional cigarettes has caused multiple incidents similar to this most recent explosion. The explosions are said to be caused by an overheating of the battery, normally while the device is being charged. The U.S. Fire Administration, a division of FEMA, estimates that around 80% of the explosions occur during charging. With boil and auto-ignition points getting as high as 500 degrees Fahrenheit, it is easy to see how the traditional e-cig that most closely resembles a tobacco cigarette, with its weak ends, could have flames or objects propelled in the event of an explosion.