Electronic Cigarette Analysis

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The percentage of high school students using electronic cigarettes increased

from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014. Only 9.4 percent of high school

students reported using traditional cigarettes in 2014. Although a shift from cigarettes to

e-cigs is advantageous for electronic cigarette companies, one must wonder if it’s

equally beneficial for a former cigarette smoker’s health or if they’re just swapping one

bad habit for another?

AsapSCIENCE pooled all available data on e-cigs to answer a question that’s on

the minds of almost every tobacco (and marijuana) user: Between vaping and smoking,

which is better for your health? With over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 carcinogenic

compounds, cigarette smoking would seem