What are E-cigarettes? People ask this question a lot. Some people say e-cigarettes are a cigarette that helps people stop smoking, other people say they are a cigarette that is not any good for you and they will kill you. What e-cigarettes are, are e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookah, and …show more content…
Middle school and high school use of an e-cigarette has tripled in one year according to the CDC. It increased from 4.5% to 13.4% between 2013 and 2014, and that was just high school students. The middle school students were 1.1% in 2013 and to grew to be 3.9% in 2014. The tobacco company’s target kids by advertising bubble-gum flavor and gummy bear flavor in e-cigarette. Kids can also buy e-cigarettes online. FDA oversight is needed to protect the kids from becoming the next generation hooked on nicotine.
Do E-cigarettes Help You Stop Smoking? The majority of the e-cigarette’s companies advertise that their product can help you stop smoking. “The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has not found and has not approved that they can help you stop smoking”. They also said it is “not a safe or effective method to use”. Most of the e-cigarette users don’t quit they just get worse and they still use their normal cigarettes. “Seventy–eight percent of e-cigarettes users still smoked their conventional cigarettes in 2013”.