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 downward trend of tobacco cigarettes. Economic factors like higher cigarette taxes payroll tax increase and increased gas prices caused the e-cig to be more popular (Vrank, 2013). A few celebrities endorse the e-cig. Celebrities like Stephen Dorff, Johnny Depp, Katherine Heigl, and Leonardo DiCaprio, just to name a few, endorses the e-cig. The last discussion was about the growth in