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E- Cigarettes Can they Kill Too?
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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?
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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!
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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!!
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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.
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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!
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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 e- cigarettes are teaching you how to smoke.”
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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.
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Vapors A recent study found that E – Cig vapors create tiny particles that get stuck deep in the lungs, potentially causing respiratory distress
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