Hookah Vs E-Cigarettes Essay

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assume that hookah is better is because it is available in numerous flavors and it is often portrayed as a social activity.
Another alternative to smoking cigarettes is smoking e-cigarettes. According to History of Electronic Cigarettes, e-cigarettes were first patented by Herbert A. Gilbert and a very early from of an e-cigarette was created in 1979 by Dr. Norman Jacobson. However, it wasn’t that popular and people still continued to smoke regular cigarettes. I believe that once people started to notice the side effects of smoking cigarettes and started adopting healthier lifestyles they also wanted a heathier alternative to smoking. Using this to his advantage, Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, created the modern version of the e-cigarette in 2003. E-cigarettes were a big hit in China and in 2006 they became a big hit in Europe. A year later, they became a big hit in America.
Once again, after learning more about the history of e-cigarettes, I decided that I should research why they are becoming more and more popular. I believe that they became more and more popular …show more content…

I decided to research the side effects that each one has. For this I decided to not only use google, I also decided to use summons search in hopes that I can find some journal articles that can provide me with the facts that I wanted.
When I was growing up, I always heard people say “Cigarettes are bad for you.” or “Cigarettes will kill you.” However, what I heard people say compared to what I saw on TV seemed to contradict itself. On TV cigarettes seemed fun, cool, and trendy. Smoking cigarettes was what all the cool kids did and if you didn’t smoke you were lame. I always wondered if those cool kids knew all the health risks that are associated with smoking cigarettes, would they still think it’s

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