As a kid I remember all of my uncles smoked. There were some restaurants we'd go to where they literally had vending machines that sold cigarettes. While vending machines are a very convenient innovation they certainly aren't good for the health of smokers or society. As society has moved forward it has been generally decided that cigarette smoking is not good for you. However as we saw in our most recent post over 43 million Americans still smoke anyway. As technology has progressed there have been many innovations in technology to help people to quit smoking slowly by weening themselves off the main drug which is nicotine. Innovations have included gums, and patches to help get people to reduce their use of the drugs slowly and then eventually all together.
In addition to gums and patches there recently has been the innovation of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. This is a great innovation because it eliminates all of the harsh carcinogens, hazardous chemicals and smoke from smoking and simply leaves the nicotine and the physical actions.
However, nicotine is still not good for you and there are some concerns will taking puffs off a device that is battery operated. As well there are concerns regarding children being attracted to the e-cigarettes. It would be more difficult to keep them out of the hands of children. More information on the cons of e-cigarettes can be found in this ABC news article.
E Cigarette Cons
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