Cigarette and E-cigarette

According to the World Health Organization, the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year across the globe. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke (Tobacco, 2019, para. 1). E-cigarettes have become a new trend for more people in the world now. It has more kinds of flavors and nicotine content. People who do not smoke can be more accepting of e-cigarettes rather than tobacco. E-cigarettes and tobacco can be different in several ways, such as the price, their acceptance by the public, and their negative impact.

People who usually smoke need one to two packs a day; they spent around 200NTD a day. Traditional cigarettes typically look the same; they are all designed in the same shape. The difference is in the quality of the tobacco in it, and the quality affects the price. The clientele will pick the product they like most and spent the money regularly. Although people could calculate how much they will spend on tobacco, the money spent on cigarettes is still considerable in the long term. For those people who want to save money, E-cigarettes might seem more affordable than cigarettes. However, it depends on which type of E-cigarettes clientele chooses. In general, E-cigarettes can be separated into two kinds of ways — people who want to quit smoking, and people who like the smoke. The customer who wants to quit smoke they will choose the smaller device, which produces a smaller amount of nicotine. It helps them to quit the smoke and saves more money. The other kinds of players may spend more money than people who smoke tobacco because they need to get a better device to produce more smoke. The player who likes lots of smoke people calls them cloud chaser, the device they have costs way more than a cigarette. Vaper also needs to buy the pods or juice for the device. The price is also different for different qualities.

According to the research, there are currently 9 million e-cigarette users in the United States. The total number of e-cigarette users in the US accounts for 43.2% of the world’s total E-cigarette users. As the data, there are at least 20.8 million E-cigarette users in the world. The number of E-cigarette users has increased this year. Many people who smoke give up using traditional cigarettes and turn to E-cigarettes now. The smokers’ friends or family members might dislike the smell of the tobacco, and they may argue whether the smoker should quit it or not. It makes smoker feels the struggle, but E-cigarettes gives a new choice for the smoker. People who do not smoke usually do not like the smell of cigarettes. It makes some people feel sick because of the burning tobacco, but e-cigarettes got more flavor to choose from, and the flavor is not that bad for people who do not smoke. The juice that the vaper put in the device could be sweet, and the sweet smell is more accepted by people. However, it does not matter which kind of cigarettes people use. The most important thing is to respect the people around you, most people do not mind if you smoke on the sidewalk.

The difference that cigarettes and E-cigarettes have is that E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco. It wasn’t just the tobacco in cigarettes, causing cancer and other diseases. Traditional cigarettes contain a list of chemicals that prove it is harmful, and e-cigarettes also have some of these same chemicals in it. While smoking can cause breast cancer, lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other serious diseases, those diseases happen after smoking for decades. In 2019, some studies claim that vaping could cause severe lung damage. There is also a danger for people who do not know how to use the device. E-cigarettes might explode in the user’s mouth or hands. There were more than 2,035 E-cigarette explosions and burn injuries in the world, just in a year. One of the studies stated that the number was higher because the incidents were not well-tracked. The study also said that e-cigarettes, commonly powered by a battery, could overheat to the point of catching fire or exploding. However, there is no long-term research to back up that using E-cigarettes is as harmful as cigarettes. Cancer needs years to develop, and E-cigarettes were still newly introduced to the world. It is impossible to determine if a product increases a person’s risk of cancer or not until the product has been used for at least 20 years.

Some company claims that the product they made can be used to quit smoke or treat addiction. A company needs to provide studies to the FDA, showing that its product is safe and effective for use. So far, there are no large studies saying whether E-cigarettes could be used to quit smoking in the long term. Most of the research has been very short, and the participants were not randomly assigned. Some of the data are based on self-reported using E-cigarettes. For example, a study done in 4 countries found that vaper was no more likely to quit smoking when they start to use E-cigarettes. Other year-long studies in the U.S had the same findings. A study published in a medical journal in 2014 found that although smokers may believe they are using e-cigarettes to help them quit, 6–12 months after nearly all of them are still smoking cigarettes. Also, a long study published in 2017 compared smokers who used E-cigarettes to cigarette smokers, and concluded that E-cigarette users are more likely to say they want to try to quit but none of them likely to stop their smoking habit, with 90% of E-cigarette users still smoking regular cigarettes at the end of the study.

The E-cigarette has become more and more popular to this day. Many people got one device in their hands nowadays. The quality gets better and better, and it is not going to burn like the old device. Also, the smell is more accepted by most people. People on the sidewalk will not feel uncomfortable when you use the vape. E-cigarette is the new life for the smoker. It gives people a different choice if they want to smoke. Although E-cigarette still needs lots of research to confirm whether it is harmful to the body or not, vaping is still a good choice for a smoker.

References

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National Center for Health Research. (2018). Is Vaping Safer than Smoking Cigarettes. Retrieved October 13, 2019, from http://www.center4research.org/vaping-safer-smoking-cigarettes-2/

World Health Organization. (2019). Tobacco. Retrieved October 13, 2019, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco