Our society faces many problems. Wheather it’s world economies, geopolitics, or even something more important for people is their health and health of their family. Have you ever noticed how many people smoke? I personally don’t smoke, but it was always interesting to me. When walking down the street, and I notice just how many people smoke, it’s a stagering amount of people. And the next question that pops to my head is the following; “how harmful it is?” How can we reduce the number of smokers? Modern technology offers us E-cigarette. I’m sure everybody is familiar with it, but for those who don’t know, it’s An electronic cigarette (e-cig or e-cigarette), personal vaporizer (PV) or electronic nicotine
delivery sys
tem (ENDS) is a battery-powered vaporizer which simulates tobacco smoking by producing an aerosol that resembles smoke © http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette.
Somewhere I agree with Julie Netherland. In her blog article She gives her point of view regarding e-cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes helped decrease a great number of smokers, however death rates from cigarette smoking stays constant. From my point of view, e-cigarettes are no more than a toy. It will never help quit smoking. People have their own mind sets, they decide what they are willing to do. No one is more responsible for your life than you. Nicotine patches and gum is based on self-hypnosis. It’s not a surprise that researches show it’s not working. Moreover, Netherland mentioned “e-cigarettes will increase smoking among youth or people who have never smoked. So far, however, the research does not bear out these fears“. These people will start smoking just to “try”, or probably to show their “coolness”. Most of young people start smoking due to precisely that, show off in front of others. Inventing in these type of cigarettes will probably help in the long run. But know, that this was made only for business purposes and play with people’s emotions, because the question regarding of health and wellness was always, and still is, prominent.
I agree with Izabella that e-cigarettes are just smokers’ toys. These equipments are just substitutes that smokers use while they are in places where smoking is prohibited. I think that they will actually lead people who never smoke to try because e-cigs are thought of as a safe substance. Eventually, people would want to take a step further and try the real cigarettes. The problem lies in the nicotine and addiction. If a government really wants its citizens to stop smoking, then they should ban the production of tobacco and cigarettes themselves. I think that is the best solution. However, this plan will interfere with the free market concept and it becomes a whole new story.