1. Vapours VS Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices shaped like cigarettes that provide an
alternative way to receive nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive drug (it stimulates and
relaxes) that is naturally found in tobacco, but cigarette manufacturers have often added
extra nicotine or engineered their cigarettes to maximize the amount of nicotine
delivered to smokers in each puff
Sales of e-cigarettes have tripled in the past three years after
they were hailed as a safer alternative to regular smoking.
But perhaps they pose a more immediate danger than lung
disease and cancer. Some e-cigs have exploded into flames.
There are no long-term studies to back up claims that the vapor from e-cigarettes is less
harmful than conventional smoke. Cancer takes years to develop, and e-cigarettes were
only very recently introduced to the United States. It is almost impossible to determine if
a product increases a person’s risk of cancer or not until the product has been around
for at least 15-20 years. Despite positive reviews from e-cigarette users who enjoy being
able to smoke them where regular cigarettes are prohibited, very little is known about
their safety and long-term health effects.
For Vapours –
found there's no evidence to suggest vaping encourages young people to eventually start
smoking analog butts, but does indeed help addicted smokers quit or cut back. In fact, the
study's conclusion even suggests that health care professionals should be able to tell
smokers that won't or can't kick nicotine cold turkey to switch to e-cigs.
So far, so marvellous: on the face of it, e-cigarettes look like a near-miraculous innovation in
tobacco harm reduction. By the World Health Organisation's estimates, tobacco kills half its
users and six million people each year die from the direct and indirect effects of smoking.
But the public health community is deeply divided over e-cigarettes. "Some people think
they're fantastic, the miracle product that is going to stop people smoking cigarettes," says
Anna Gilmore, director of the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath and
UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies. "Others think they're a potential disaster,
because nicotine is an addictive drug and because e-cigarettes may re-normalise smoking.

2. Against Vapours –
“contained detectable levels of known carcinogens and toxic chemicals to which users could
be exposed” The nicotine inside the cartridges is addictive. When you stop using it, you can
get withdrawal symptoms including feeling irritable, depressed, restless and anxious. It can
be dangerous for people with heart problems. It may also harm your arteries over time.
“I just couldn’t grasp that something as innocuous as an e-cigarette, widely regarded as the safe
alternative to real cigarettes – and commonly used by smokers to quit - could come with any
lasting health risks.”
'It's a potential red flag,' said one independent expert - Stephen Hecht, a chemist and
tobacco researcher at the University of Minnesota - commenting on the study.
So far, evidence suggests that e-cigarettes may be safer than regular cigarettes. The biggest
danger from tobacco is the smoke, and e-cigarettes don't burn. Tests show the levels of
dangerous chemicals they give off are a fraction of what you'd get from a real cigarette. But
what's in them can vary.
"E-cigarettes may be less harmful than cigarettes," Drummond says. "But we still don't know
enough about their long-term risks or the effects of secondhand exposure."
For Cigarettes –
Against Cigarettes –
Nicotine is not the harmful ingredient in tobacco; it is the additives in cigarettes that are
harmful. There is absolutely no medical evidence anywhere that nicotine is more harmful
than caffeine though as stated before, nicotine is addictive.
Nicotine in it's purest highest concentrate is a poison.