Transcript E-Cigarette
E- Cigarettes Can they Kill Too? E - Cigarettes • They were create to help desperate smokers kick the habit. • They have a sleek sophisticated design. Bright blue lights. Built in memory chip that uses the same algorithms as computers. • Snazzy as a new IPhone, Blackberry. • With no tobacco and such careful engineering, these battery powered devices must be safe – Right? NOT SO FAST • E Cigarette still contain nicotine, a highly addictive drug that come from the leaves of tobacco. • Nicotine is known to actually change the developing brain. • E-Cigs are so new that no ones know exactly how dangerous they may be! E- Cigarettes are own by big Tobacco companies! • Tobacco companies need to replace the 1200 individuals who die each day fro tobacco! • Tobacco companies know that the best way to replace those 1200 folks is to recruit YOU!! Advertisement • The e-cig industry is very cleaver in saying that they don’t market to teens. • The E –Cig companies are using the same tactics they used to use to recruit millions and millions of young people to smoke regular cigarettes. • Examples are celebrity endorsements, clever movie placements, sweet flavors like cookie and cream or cherry. E- Cig gone wrong • Last February, a 14 week old puppy died after chewing it owner’s e-cigarette cartridge and ingesting a small dose of nicotine! Can E- Cigarettes hook me on real cigarettes? • Dr. Garry Sigman, director of adolescent medicine at Loyola University Medical Center states: “We’re finding kids who never smoked before are using e-cigarettes, and may be moving on the regular cigarettes. Basically ecigarettes are teaching you how to smoke.” E –Cigs gone wrong • A man from Florida suffered severe burns after a faulty battery in his e-cigarette overheated. He lost some of his front teeth and some of his tongue. Vapors • A recent study found that E – Cig vapors create tiny particles that get stuck deep in the lungs, potentially causing respiratory distress