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Essay / Persuasive Essay Smoking - 1021
Vapes or e-cigs are devices that heat a liquid substance to produce a nicotine-infused vapor for inhalation called “juice” or “e-liquids”, these juices are available in different flavors and also allows you to control the amount of nicotine you take, ranging from 0 mg to 20 mg, unlike the average cigarette which contains around 22 mg of nicotine. “Not only does 'vaping' reduce a person's nicotine intake, it also results in a substantial reduction in chemicals absorbed by the body. Cigarettes contain more than 7,000 chemicals and carcinogens. E liquids contain only four ingredients 1) vegetable glycerin (a compound found in vegetables) 2) propylene glycol (an ingredient commonly used in asthma inhalers) 3) food-grade natural and artificial flavors ) and 4) nicotine. There are no carcinogens in vaping because nothing is burned, there is no smoke, only vapor” (American Lung Association 4). Although medical research into the effects of vapor is at a fairly premature stage, the evidence that vapor is a non-cariogenic alternative for smokers should be seen as a positive development for global health. However, nothing we do is without risk, "there has been evidence of an increase in cases of pneumonia and lung infections among vapor users" (Health 8). Currently, the main source of controversy behind efforts to make vaping regulations stricter is the