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Tobacco and Nicotine Products

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Tobacco and Nicotine Products

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• Leonora Gashi: Speaker { Electronic Cigarettes E-cigs }

NJOY- Electronic Cigarettes

When using NJOY, the act of inhaling triggers a vaporizing process that releases simulated smoke, which is a vapor mist that evaporates within a few seconds. Primary ingredients are glycerin and propylene glycol; both have been tested by the FDA, and considered safe.

 Why would people choose NJOY over a standard cigarette?

  • No ashes
  • Virtually odorless
  • Battery heated vapor
  • Less expensive
  • Can be smoked anywhere, including restaurants, bars, airports
  • Different flavors
  • Does not contain tobacco, no burning of harsh carcinogenic (cancer causing) chemicals, or the large amount of nicotine a standard cigarette contains

 What are the cons of using NJOY as an alternative?

NJOY is not as smoking cessation product.

  • Not FDA approved
  • Ingestion of the non-vaporized concentrated ingredients in the cartridges can be poisonous.
  • Not for people of health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, people with heart disease, taking depression medications
  • Contains nicotine- constricts blood vessels, which may lead to heart disease
  • Toxic by inhalation due to nicotine (nicotine is addictive and habit forming)

 References:

 Robin Ajello. (2012). E-cigarette maker njoy seen as takeover target amid innovation. In Ajello (Ed.),

Retrieved from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-05/e-cigarette-maker-njoy-seen-as-takeover-target-amid-innovation.html

 http://www.njoy.com/pages/FAQs.html

 

• Kaydeem Francis: Speaker{ Cigars and E-cigs }

Pros Cigars

  • The tobacco plant is a member of the nightshade family called Solanaceae.
  • There are more than sixty-four species of tobacco.
  • Smoke it for a good taste
  • Relaxation
  • Finer things in life
  • Great feeling and like smoking a pack of cigarettes at once.
  • It is handmade so it is natural and the strongest form of tobacco.
  • Back then it was said to be a rich people blend (only the rich smoke)
  • Something people do after they want to appreciate life or something that gives them great pleasure
  • Looking cool
  • And from stress as well
  • Help maintains weight (oral fixation)

Pros of e-cigs

• Better than a cigarette.

• Smoke itself causes lung cancer and the e-cigs don’t have any

• No ash.

• Smoke anytime.

• Does not discolor teeth.

• Affordable.

• Does not burn you or hurt you.

• No intake of tar.

• Stay with fresh breath.

• Do not cause cancer.

• Cyntori Cooper: Writer { Pipes and Cigarettes }

• Erica Desrouleaux: Writer{ Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Gum}

• Justina Amuaku: Secretary{ Snus and Hookah }

Snus: finely ground tobacco that can be dry, moist, or packaged in sachets

Cons:

Addictive

Changes the way the brain works—creating feelings of pleasure or satisfaction—and causes people who use tobacco products to crave more and more nicotine.

Filtered and low-tar cigarettes are every bit as addictive and are no safer than other cigarettes.

Source:

http://www.cdc.gov/features/SmokingIndependence

Hookah: Also known as narghile, shisha and goza, is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece.

Cons:

Hookah smoke contains high levels of toxic compounds.

Exposure to more carbon monoxide and smoke than are cigarette smokers.

Linked to lung and oral cancers, heart disease, and other serious illnesses

Delivers about the same amount of nicotine as cigarette smoking

Hookah smoke poses dangers associated with secondhand smoke.

Pipes used in hookah bars and cafes may not be cleaned properly, risking the spread of infectious diseases

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/tobacco_industry/hookahs/

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• Francisco Jara: N/A