An E-cigarette is a lithium powered gadget, that converts e-liquid which is made up of nicotine or non-nicotine, glycerin, and propylene glycol. The liquid turns into a vapor which is visible for a few seconds then evaporates. At first, e-cigarettes came to the industry to help traditional cigarette smokers quit. In which it has helped a lot of people transition to e-cigarettes but studies from The New England Journal of Medicine have found that e-cigarettes contain formaldehyde, which is corrosive to the lungs. Over 14 percent of high school students “Vape” because they assume it is a healthier alternative to cigarettes. But students should be aware of the harmful effects of vaping. Either with nicotine or non-nicotine “vapes” have toxic substances that can affect lungs as much as …show more content…
It was used for religious ceremonies and medical use. We are now more aware that tobacco contains nicotine which is highly addicting. And other substances such as formaldehyde and arsenic which are harmful to the human body and may lead to lung cancer. Second-hand smoke affects bystanders, and mothers smoking during pregnancy impacts newborns in the womb. Alternative ways of smoking which were thought to be healthy but have harmful substances that are equal to cigarettes. People use E-cigs to blow smoke clouds for fun and high school students not knowing the hidden corrosive chemicals E-liquid contains. Personally “I ain’t no saint” I have been through a phase of curiosity before I found enlightenment. I have seen people with no teeth from chewing tobacco and it makes me ponder, are they the ones chewing the tobacco or is tobacco chewing them? We can increase the sin-tax for example like New-York, but we cannot control a person’s freedom, it will be unconstitutional. Thru, sending bolder messages on cartons, e-cigs, or pipes. Also, adding photographs of lungs after the effects of tobacco to visualize the cost of smoking. Even though it will be nearly impossible to end smoking. Seeing that it causes an addictive factor, instead, we can enlighten ourselves and create a new way of smoking that will not be harmful to our