Many teens will use an electronic cigarettes over an actual cigarette, and most would claim it is less harmful than an actual cigarette. However, that is not the case. Both ways of smoking, cigarettes or vape, are bad for you. In fact, inhaling anything into your lungs is harmful.

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, are battery operated devices with refillable tanks. In the tanks people fill with a liquid that contains nicotine, flavorings and other harmful chemicals. The e-cigs heat up the liquid and turn it into vapor when a person inhales in the device.

Nicotine is harmful, no matter how you consume it. Nicotine slows down your neurotransmitter, causing addiction and a disturbance in the brains chemicals. Nicotine also slows down your blood pressure, making it difficult for oxygen and blood to be carried to …show more content…
Therefore, not only are people hurting their insides, but they're also irritating their own eyes and others.

Studies have shown that e-cigs are prone to cause inflammation and airway blockage. Researchers found that using an e-cig caused worst test results for nitric oxide (NO) than people with asthma or other respiratory diseases. Using an e-cig is proven to refuce lung functioning.

Not only are e-cigs not healthy but studies have proven that kids who started using e-cigs compared to kids who have not were 6 times more likely to start smoking actual cigarettes to get a bigger kick of nicotine, which is even more harmful than e-cigs.

Not only are e-cigs bad, there is also about 130 reports of e-cigs exploding between 1009 and 2016. The battery is kept on for too long and overheats, catching fire then exploding.

Cigarette or e-cig, both of the products are poison to your body and students are better off using neither, even if an e-cig is considered safer. When it comes to nicotine, it is not safe until proven it