Vapes or electronic cigarettes are devices that heat a liquid substance to produce a nicotine-infused vapor for inhalation called "juice" or "e liquid", these juices come in different flavors and they also allow you to control the amount of nicotine taken, between 0 mg and 20 mg, compared to the average cigarette which contains around 22 mg of nicotine. “Not only does vaping reduce a person's nicotine intake, but it also results in a substantial reduction in chemicals introduced into the body. Cigarettes contain over 7,000 chemicals and carcinogens. The liquids contain only four ingredients 1) vegetable glycerin (a compound found in vegetables) 2) propylene glycol (an ingredient commonly used in asthma inhalers) 3) natural and artificial food flavoring) and 4) nicotine. There are no carcinogenic substances in vaping, because nothing is burned, there is no smoke, only vapor” (American Lung Association 4). Although medical research on the effects of vapor is at a fairly premature stage, this evidence showing vapor as a non-cariogenic alternative for smokers should be considered a positive development for global health. However, nothing we do is without risk, “there is evidence of increased cases of pneumonia and lung infections in vaping users” (Health 8). Currently the main source of controversy behind the push to tighten vaping regulations is the
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