...Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-operated and deliver nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals in vapor rather than smoke. They are often manufactured to resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, cigars or pipes, as well as items such as pens or USB memory sticks. While they are often promoted to be safer than traditional cigarettes, little is actually known about the risks of using e-cigarettes. Most e-cigarettes have three different components which are the cartridge that holds the liquid solution, the heating device and the power source. Puffing activates the battery-powered heating device, which vaporizes the liquid in the cartridge. The resulting vapor is then inhaled. Insufficient information is available on electronic cigarettes. Because traditional cigarette smoking involves the inhalation of tar and other chemicals, it is responsible for over 400,000 deaths in the United States each year and is the leading preventable cause of...
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...More than 10% mothers continue to smoke cigarettes during pregnancy in spite of the growing health concerns. Maternal cigarette smoking has been associated with several health problems for the newborn including premature birth, fetal growth restriction, respiratory dysfunction, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The developing brain in the fetal stage is highly plastic, flexible, and extremely sensitive to different environmental stressors including tobacco smoke. Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke & nicotine interferes with fetal brain development predisposing the offspring to different neurobehavioral & neuropsychological disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), various motor & sensory deficits, cognitive...
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...Would You Still Light Up? The current electronic cigarette was introduced to the world in 2004. It had an initial optimistic objective to offer smokers a third choice, other than quitting or suffering the consequences of smoking. The new device almost seemed unreal; it was an electronic device resembling the look of a normal cigarette with inhalable doses from a vaporized solution of nicotine. This invention allowed the e-cigarette companies to thrive from drastically multiplying sales rates. However, as popularity of these devices were booming, researchers and experts in the medical and scientific field started throwing doubts and questions about the safety of the products that we should not disregard. The United States Food and Drug Administration was not able to provide us with a clear answer, however, the negative indication hinted that electronic cigarettes were not as safe as they sounded or seemed. The risks and dangers of electronic cigarettes seem too high before any further research because of the posed threats towards children, questionable effectiveness for smokers themselves, and the produced harmful secondhand vapor. Although there was not enough emphasis on the level of danger yet, the use of electronic cigarettes have proven to be harmful for children and young adults in many ways. For example, recently there was an incident in Kansas that curious children have swallowed the refill liquids of electronic cigarettes. This consumption of the liquids containing...
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...Electronic Cigarettes Christopher Limbago COM215 July 9, 2013 John Murray Electronic Cigarettes Electronic cigarettes or more commonly known as e-cigs are becoming a new trend. Introduced to the U.S. market in 2007 e-cigs have become more prevalent and widely available (Noel, et al., 2011). The e-cig has seen growth within the last few years, which has been faster than most of the general economy of the United States. The reason for this growth is because of to the current facts stating that this electronic cigarette has no damaging effects on the human body. Adults will view “vaping,” as an available option to their social lives without possessing the need to worry about the potential health risks that normally would come from conventional cigarettes. Not just adults but also teenagers have begun to use this invention, which can either be perceived as a possible threat to the social outlook of a teenager’s life, or a positive choice toward smoking. Points of discussion will include the popularity growth of the e-cig, health concerns, and smoking cessation. Electronic cigarettes, are getting popular and may be healthier than normal cigarettes, but they may still cause health issues in the future. First topic of discussion will be about the popularity growth of the e-cig. In the past year the e-cig sales have increased as the price of tobacco cigarettes rose. The market trend has proved this to be true. As the popularity of e-cigs grew it influenced the...
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...I was recently asked to write about electronic cigarettes; at first I was completely confused – I never heard about electronic cigarettes before. However, after a bit of research, I came away quite intrigued by this relatively new product that is taking the industry by storm. So first – what is electronic cigarette? I was amazed to find that electronic cigarettes have been around for a few years now, but it hasn’t been until recently that they have really begun to become prominent in the marketplace. Electronic cigarettes serve two distinct purposes – one, they can provide smokers with a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, and two, they can be used as a method to stop smoking altogether. Electronic cigarettes have the appearance of a real cigarette, but instead it is a canister with a nicotine cartridge inside. They do not contain any tobacco and do not have any of the unpleasant toxins and carcinogens that are found in conventional cigarettes. An electronic cigarette (or “e-cig”) has an atomizer inside that is triggered by the user inhaling through the mouthpiece. This atomizer activates the nicotine cartridge and a vapor is inhaled. On the opposite end, the e-cig gives off an orange glow, as if the cigarette were “lit.” The great thing about e-cigs is that the act of smoking a real cigarette is replicated – the user puts it to their mouth, inhales and exhales as if they were smoking a real cigarette. For those who use e-cigs as a means to quit smoking...
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...Would You Still Light Up? The current electronic cigarette was introduced to the world in 2004. It had an initial optimistic objective to offer smokers a third choice, other than quitting or suffering the consequences of smoking. The new device almost seemed unreal; it was an electronic device resembling the look of a normal cigarette with inhalable doses from a vaporized solution of nicotine. This invention allowed the e-cigarette companies to thrive from drastically multiplying sales rates. However, as popularity of these devices were booming, researchers and experts in the medical and scientific field started throwing doubts and questions about the safety of the products that we should not disregard. The United States Food and Drug Administration was not able to provide us with a clear answer, however, the negative indication hinted that electronic cigarettes were not as safe as they sounded or seemed. The risks and dangers of electronic cigarettes seem too high before any further research because of the posed threats towards children, questionable effectiveness for smokers themselves, and the produced harmful secondhand vapor. Although there was not enough emphasis on the level of danger yet, the use of electronic cigarettes have proven to be harmful for children and young adults in many ways. For example, recently there was an incident in Kansas that curious children have swallowed the refill liquids of electronic cigarettes. This consumption of the liquids containing...
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... 8 IX. Online Marketing Strategy 8 * Keyword Strategy 10 * Search Engine Optimization Strategy 10 * Paid Online Advertising Strategy 10 * Social Media Strategy 10 X. Referral Strategy XI. Financial Projection XII. Conclusion EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are the most popular form of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that take the form and shape of a cigarette but are operated by a battery and involve heating a concoction of chemicals, usually called e-liquid or e-juice, to produce a...
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...Vaporing H. James Turley Wayland Baptist University Research Writing 3345 Abstract The Electronic Cigarette has turned into a growing trend in recent years as a different option for the tobacco smoker. The more up to date vapor style electronic cigarettes permit the typical tobacco smoker to have a more beneficial distinct option for smoking cigarettes when attempting to secure their nicotine. Being the more up to date item out available in the refined forms of vapor fluid you can discover today, there are numerous wellbeing inquiries that wait in individuals' psyche, some of which incorporate however are not restricted to, what do the specialists say? Is this FDA affirmed? How cans this contrast with the tobacco that is in an ordinary cigarette? Is this direction for living a change that I need to do? In this paper, you can read a few responses to these inquiries to see more about how the electronic cigarette can influence you in both positive and negative ways. Vaporing There is another revelation that is clearing the country in the recent years; the solid substitute for cigarettes, the electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette or the "e-cigarette" is turning out to be more referred to all through the smoker group as a more advantageous substitute for one who is dependent on nicotine. The electronic cigarette takes out the destructive tar and other unsafe parts of tobacco and conveys the nicotine, however, a vapor to the smoker. Despite the fact that smoking...
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...Instructions: You must include the Issued at Washington, DC, on September 8, agency name and docket number DOT– OST–2010–XXXX or Regulatory 2011. Identification Number (RIN) for the LaTanya R. Butler, rulemaking at the beginning of your Acting Deputy Committee Management comment. All comments will be posted Officer. without change to http:// [FR Doc. 2011–23634 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov, including any BILLING CODE 6450–01–P personal information provided. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the Office of the Secretary comment (or signing the comment if submitted on behalf of an association, a 14 CFR Part 252 business, or labor union, etc.). You may [Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0044] review DOT’s complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register RIN 2105–AE06 published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR Smoking of Electronic Cigarettes on 19477–78), or you may...
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...an A) so I can't change it. I had to keep it fairly basic so I didnt get into mods or too deep into the chemistry. Smoking without dying is every smoker’s fondest dream. Simply quitting is much easier said than done and hundreds of thousands of smokers have tried to quit multiple times. Finally there is a viable alternative; electronic cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes enable smokers to avoid the damage combusted tobacco does, yet avoid withdrawals or having to “break the habit”. Electronic cigarette use is one-sixth the cost, doesn’t stink, or stain walls and teeth. Furthermore there are no objectionable smells and can be enjoyed almost anywhere without having to step outside. Users inhale a vaporized propylene glycol liquid that contains nicotine and flavorant, all that’s exhaled is a water vapor. Best of all electronic cigarettes are far healthier and have little or no health drawbacks. Smokers sicken or die from the other chemicals in the smoke not the nicotine (T Powledge, 2004). E-Cigarette liquid is composed of liquid nicotine in a propylene glycol and/or vegetable glycerin carrier fluid and food flavorings. Analysis of e-cigarette liquid shows 1000 to 1500 times less carcinogens than combusted tobacco and no tar or other substances that could accumulate in the lungs and impair function. A far fewer array of toxins are in the nicotine liquid and those found were only trace amounts at the limits of detectability and well within safe...
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...common sense that smoking is bad for us. Not only is cigarette smoking one of the most avoidable causes of poor health and death in our world today. But “smoking puts your friends and family at risk. Approximately 50,000 adult non-smokers die each year from second hand smoke alone, 3,000 of which die from lung cancer.” (NIDA/tobaccofreekids.org) Did you know that smoking is the leading cause of death in the United States “approximately 443,000 deaths or 1 of every 5 deaths, in the United States each year.”(CDC) E-cigarettes are known as electronic cigarette and vaporizer cigarette. They are devices that emit dose of vaporizer nicotine. They use a battery source to power the device. They are also a non-tobacco product. There are many that believe that e-cigarettes are going to draw children and young people into the habit because the e-liquids are made to taste sweet like fruit, desserts and popular beverages. Research has proved that nearly 3,000 kids under the age of 18 will try their first cigarette and another 700 become regular smokers. (Society) Most of them probably started smoking because there was a family member or a friend that they knew are smokers or former smokers. If the young people are going to smoke, they should chose the less harmful device to get their nicotine. There are about 480,000 deaths a year attributed to smoking or secondhand smoke. Many people smokers have switched from cigarettes to e-cigarette. There has been about 2 million smokers that have...
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...The Electronic Cigarette, a healthy alternative Tacita Elliott English composition II National American University Abstract The Electronic Cigarette has become a popular in the recent years as a healthy alternative to the tobacco smoker. The newer vapor style electronic cigarettes allow the normal tobacco smoker to have a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes when trying to acquire their nicotine. Being the newer product out on the market in the refined versions of vapor liquid you can find today, there are many health questions that linger in people’s mind, some of which include but are not limited to, what do the doctors say? Is this FDA approved? How does this compare to the tobacco that is in an everyday cigarette? Is this lifestyle choice a change that I want to do? In this paper you can read several answers to these questions and having that knowledge you can go forward to understand more about how the electronic cigarette can affect you in positive and negative ways. There is a new discovery that is sweeping the nation in the recent years; the healthy substitute for cigarettes, the electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette or the “e-cigarette” is becoming more and more known throughout the smoker community as a healthier substitute for one who is addicted to nicotine. The electronic cigarette takes out the harmful tar and other harmful aspects of tobacco and delivers the nicotine though a vapor to the smoker. Though smoking in general is bad for your...
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... The Electronic Cigarette The learning objective I chose was from chapter three. Discuss how changing environments affect organizations. According to our text environmental change is the rate at which a company’s general and specific environments change. Many companies achieve great success with environmental change and learning to adopt while some others fall the way side and tend to experience failure. There are many external factors which can cause a company or better yet influence a company to change many factors when offering new to products and services to the public. The way a company comes in contact with customers and the public can have a major influence on a business. For instance technology, concerns for one’s health and spending habits are at the forefront of one’s mind when considering certain products and services. If a company fails to get with these major concerns of the public there product is typically doomed. Freeney2 Many companies succumb to the everlasting changes of the world around us. A perfect example would be the E-cigarette. The electronic cigarette is something that brought great concern in the 20th century. According to A2Z Health and beauty article cigarettes killed over 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century. More than 105 billion cigarettes were sold every week...
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...The Truth Behind E-Cigarettes E-cigarettes, also known as electronic cigarettes, are battery-powered cartridges filled with nicotine liquid that, when heated, creates an inhalable mist (webmd.com). E-cigarettes are the new way for smokers to reduce their nicotine needs as well as reduce their risk of health issues. They are supposed to be the new, healthy way for smokers to increase their life-span and still enjoy the effects an ordinary cigarette gives them. However, E-cigarettes are harmful to users for many reasons. Research says that the cons of the electronic device outweigh the benefits. They are a gateway to substance abuse and addiction. They can also lead to many health risks. Finally, they can cause lung damage. E-cigarettes are said to be “the new and safer cigarettes”. While still providing the users with the nicotine needs of a regular cigarette, they have been deemed a safer alternative. The way this technology work is that when heated, the user inhales mist of nicotine liquid (science.howstuffworks.com). However, the use of this electronic device over a span of time have been suspected to lead to abuse and addiction. Abusing and becoming addicted to any type of substance can be harmful to a person’s well-being. The user can become in desperate need of the drug and not only dangerous towards themselves but to others as well. After becoming addicted to a substance, quitting is a very difficult task because the user will crave the drug and the way it makes them...
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...The Electronic Cigarette By Sergio Gaxiola Composition I Professor Frawley 13 August 2012 The Electronic Cigarette It is estimated that 400,000 deaths will occur this year in the United States from cigarette smoking. This gruesome statistic tells us that with illegal drugs, alcohol, motor vehicle, suicides and murders combined; cigarette smoking is still the number one contributor. In 1963, Herbert A. Gilbert was not aware of these kinds of statistics, however, he was on the brink of an invention that would revolutionize the way we smoke cigarettes almost fifty years later. The invention of the Electronic Cigarette [also known as the e-cig] was patented in 1963 by Herbert A. Gilbert, “The present invention relates to a smokeless non-tobacco cigarette and has for an object to provide a safe and harmless means for and method of smoking by replacing burning tobacco and paper with heated, moist, flavored air; or by inhaling warm medication into the lungs in case of a respiratory ailment under direction of a physician.” (Electronic Cigarettes, 2009) Unfortunately for Herbert, in the early 1960s cigarette smoking was not yet the threat it has become today. People just didn’t see a need to stop smoking. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Tobacco Company had always marketed towards women; smoking was a sexy thing. As one can see from the photograph, the young lady is beautiful, slender and happy. Throughout the middle of the 1960s big Tobacco Company’s began...
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