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Accordingtorecentdataabout21percentofadultsmokersusede-cigarettesin2015,
whichismorethandoubletheratein2016.
1.In2016twiceasmanysmokersusede-cigarettesasintheprevious
year.
E-cigarettesarebattery-poweredcartridgesfilledwithanicotineliquidthat,when
heated,createsaninhalablemist.Littleisknownaboutthelong-termhealtheffectsof
theproducts.Yet,complaintsofinjurylinkedtoe-cigarettesfromburnsandnicotine
toxicitytorespiratoryandcardiovascularproblemshavejumpedoverthepastyearas
thedevicesbecomemorepopular.
2.Althoughtheside-effectsoftheuseofe-cigarettesarestillunknownmore
andmoreusersexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththem.
Thecomplaintsfromthepublicincludedtroublebreathing,headache,sorethroat
cough,dizziness,nosebleeds,chestpainorothercardiovascularproblemsandallergic
reactionssuchasitchinessandswellingofthelips.However,thehealthproblemswere
notnecessarilycausedbye-cigarettes.Someevidencesuggeststhate-cigaretteuse
mayleadtodroppingthesmokinghabit,butdefinitivedataarenotavailable.
3.Officialsaresurethatcertainside-effectsofe-cigarettesmaydiscourage
peoplefromsmokingatall.
Still,thefindingsfromthepreliminarystudieshavebecometoughevidenceinthe
campaignaroundthedevices,whichallowuserstoinhalenicotinewithoutthe
damagingtarproducedbyconventionalcigarettes.Publichealthofficialsclaimthat
thedevicesmayencouragenonsmokers,particularlyyoungpeople,totryconventional
cigaretteswherease-cigaretteadvocateshavearguedthattheysimplyprovideasafer
alternativeforsmokers.
4.Youngpeoplemaywanttopickupsmokingtraditionalcigarettesafter
tryingthee-cigarettes.
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