should e-cigarette be used as a therapy for people who wish to Quit nicotine addiction?
Writing Activity 1: Prewriting & Research Assignment
Rita Hobbs
ENG 215 – Research & Writing
Prof K
August 10, 2020
Topic, Position, Audience, and Goal
Topic
My topic is whether e-cigarette should be used as a therapy for people who wish to Quit nicotine addiction.
Position
E-cigarettes should not be used as therapies for people who wish to quit nicotine addiction.
Audience
The audience for this essay are youth and adults with nicotine addiction and also Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Department. There has been a developed norm that e-cigarette therapy is less harmful and can serve well in keeping the cigarette sensation to people who want to quit the habit. However, the effects of e-cigarette might present significant harm to brain and liver cells and culturing new addiction habits. Since there has been a substantial investment in research to lower the population under nicotine addiction, US opted to use an e-cigarette to create a smoking sensation to addicts to reduce withdrawal symptoms. More so, youths and non-addict perceive e-vapor as just smoke with no effect on health.
Nevertheless, the adverse effects of the prescription and development of new habits have not been well addressed and emphasized. The core value and belief I share with the audience is that the sensation of a cigarette can gradually help an addict quit. Much has not been invested in considering secondary health issues arising from the prescription.
Goal
This paper aims to persuade the SAMHSA department, nicotine-addicted adults, youth, and non-smokers that e-cigarette prescriptions associated health issues exceed the benefits and, thus, need to be avoided.
Supporting Points
- E-cigarette nicotine is readily absorbed in the blood, which actively stimulates the adrenal gland to release epinephrine, causing high blood pressure.
- Active nicotine rewards the brain for generating chemical messenger, dopamine that increases the addiction behavior, which significantly elevates health risks.
- E-cigarettes contain flavors additives of chromium that may burn bronchiole cells and possibly leading to breathing problems and lung cancer.
Research Organizer
Top 3 Sources with Summaries
National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2020. Vaping Devices (Electronic Cigarettes) Drug Facts.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/vaping-devices-electronic-cigarettes.
National Institute on Drug Abuse is an informational article generated by the National Institute of Drug Abuse. It describes nicotine vaping, formulation of vaping devices, vaping among teens, effects of vaping to the brain, and other secondary effects of vaping such as the burning of liver cells and an increase in nicotine addiction. The article also illustrates previous prescriptions that point to less harm associated with e-cigarette than a combustible cigarette. This source supports my point that e-cigarette results in secondary health issues such as an increase in blood pressure, breathing problems, and an increase in nicotine addiction.
Us Surgeon General. 2020. Know the Risks of E-cigarettes for Young People: US Surgeon General’s Report.
https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/
This source describes how e-cigarette affects young people and adults. It explains how the mentioned group dives in the consumption of e-cigarette, increasing the number of future adults who get addicted to nicotine. A reliable statistic on the increase in e-cigarette consumption from 2011 to 2018 is illustrated. Information on the age at which cigarette smoking starts is also explained. This website article supports my point that e-cigarette contributes to an increase in high blood pressure, leading to heart diseases. More so, the source adds to my statement of the effects of chemicals impregnated in an e-cigarette.
Thiongo Wairimu. 2019. June 7. Smokers turn to e-cigarettes despite additional cancer risks the Star.
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/big-read/2019-06-07-smokers-turn-to-e-cigarettes-despite-addiction-cancer-risks/.
This article source describes the interjection between peoples’ perception of e-cigarette consumption and reality. In the article, many people perceive consuming e-cigarette as only smoke vape; thus, a kind of lifestyle that attracts new habits. The author further describes the health issue associated with e-cigarette that is not limited to gene mutation, which results in cancer, lung diseases, and brain development retardation. This source supports the point that e-cigarette results in brain associated disorders.
3 Additional Sources (No Summary Required)
Roberto Menicagli. 2020, January 1. Free Radical Production in the Smoking of E-Cigarettes and their Possible Effects in Human Health. https://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=b8945b74-bf0f-427e-83b6 33d489c56e5e%40sessionmgr4006&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=144407744.
Russell Pike. 2020. January 1. The Effect of E-cigarette Commercials on Youth Smoking: A Prospective Study.American Journal of Health Behavior. Nov/Dec2019, Vol. 43, Issue 6, p1103-1118. 16p. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebscohost.com%2Flogin.aspx%3Fdirect.
Miranda Ween.2020. Effects of E‐cigarette E‐liquid components on bronchial epithelial cells: Demonstration of dysfunctional efferocytosis. Respirology, 25(6), 620-628. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/resp.13696