Persuasive Essay On Electronic Cigarettes

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Electronic Cigarettes were invented with the objective to pull smokers, teens and adults alike, out of their addiction to traditional cigarettes by proposing a healthy alternative. Ten years ago in China, pharmacist and heavy smoker Hon Lik created electronic cigarettes after his father died of lung cancer from smoking. The e-cigs vaporize chemicals and give the effect of smoking a traditional cigarette with burning cancer-causing tobacco and come in flavors like chocolate, bubblegum, and cheesecake. Advertisements for e-cigs and traditional cigarettes have been targeting teens and young people more than they target adults. An example of this would be cartoon characters, like the Flintstones, smoking on their children's show. Advertisements