Should Vaping and E-cigarettes be banned?

In the past years, vaping has become very popular. I would even say it is even more popular than smoking cigarettes. Vaping contains nicotine and which is a very addictive chemical. You might've heard of the brand “JUUL” before, which was known to be one of the top vapes in 2020-2021. However, on June 23, 2022, the FDA made Juul stop selling all of their products in the United States  This included removing products currently on the market, including Juul devices and pods. E-cigarettes were the 4th most popular tobacco product in 2019. In 2018 it was estimated that 1 in 5 high school students owned a “Juul” or another type of e-cigarette. 

 

Some may say that there are pros like, it can help adults quit smoking and prevent youth from smoking. But I do not think that vaping is any better than smoking. I think it is worse. Research says that one cartridge that goes in a vape has 20 cigarettes in it and a teen is more likely to to smoke those cartridges at a must faster rate than cigarettes. Some may say that Vaping is a “safer” way to ingest tobacco. However, I strongly disagree. Vaping can cause a thing called  “popcorn” lungs which can ruin your lungs and can even cause death.

There are many cons but a few are, vaping is causing a serious addiction in young kids. Vaping is also much easier to “smoke” than cigarettes. For example, you could vape in the bathroom without having a strong smell to you whereas if you were to smoke a cigarette you would be able to smell it on your clothes. Another cause is that vaping can cause serious health problems like depression, lung disease, or even strokes. Vaping can cause addiction to other drugs that could be more serious and could harm you a lot more. One last con is that e-cigarettes can start on fire and explode. Some people have lost body parts (like an eye, tooth, or tongue) due to e-cigarettes exploding. Airports even ban all vapes or e-cigarettes to go under the plane in case it would explode under the plane. 

 

I think vaping is very bad and should be banned in all states. Vaping is not any better than smoking cigarettes. Banning vaping could save many people's lives. And prevent future addictions to worse drugs.

  1. Is vaping worse than smoking in your opinion?
  2. Do you think e-cigarette companies are targeting young kids?
  3. How do you think we can prevent vaping?

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    • Yes, they need to ban it. They come out with new information every year about how bad it is for you. 

  • I think vaping is about the same or just a little less worse than smoking. I do think some vape companies are targeting to younger kids with the fun colors and flavors like candy and cheesecake. I dont think that adults that are buying vapes and actually want to quit smoking, want to buy yummy candy flavors.

    • Yes, they are targeting younger kids. 

  • Yes, I think vaping is much worse than smoking. You are literally putting metal into your lungs and it's just discusting. I think companies do target kids because it's so addicting from what I understand, and the younger generation hasn't necessarily tried ciggarettes. More restrictions need to be placed on these things and parents need to parent their kids better sometimes and be more disciplined on this kind of stuff. 

    • Yes, you are putting metal in your lungs and it is very addictive. 

  • I believe that vaping is worse than cigarettes due to kids and adults constantly using it. Vaping has worse chemicals and metals than they inhale. Mayn minors vape in the bathroom and in other places and get away with it. Minors are definitely more vulnerable to vaping though.

    • Yes, it is way more commonly used. 

  • I think that vaping isn't as bad as cigarettes but CAN be if you do it more than smoking. For example, you don't smoke as much as vape because you don't need to find a lighter, not be in a lot of wind and be outside but with a vape, it doesn't leave as much smoke or smell as a cigarette so you can use it more. However, it doesn't make it better than cigars. They both should be banned.

    • I agree, they both should be banned. 

  • I do think the vaping is just as bad as smoking and companies who sell these products usually target a younger audience. Pressure can make kids want to start and with the addictive products, the kids won't want to stop. The vapes and cigarettes can cause many health problems for anyone but, at a younger age, it can be more severe and cause more problems. I think that tighter restrictions should be placed on the vapes if we can't ban them completely. 

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