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You are interested in the Food and Drug Administration and its most recent new role of oversight of e-cigarettes. Many of your friends use e-cigarettes and you are not sure if they are a healthy alternative to cigarettes.
Activity: Perform an internet search of the FDA and its regulation of e-cigarettes and the health implications of e-cigarettes, and present your findings to the class.
E-cigarettes firstly was invented in China in 2003 and if we talk about the current situation then most of the youth are using these E-cigarettes in our country. This is leaving a bad impact on our youth and at this age, it is not legal for them to use as well. E-cigarettes are somewhere better than smoking cigarettes but the fact is that E-cigarettes should not be promoted as the youth of our country is indulging in this kind of activity. According to the FDA, e-cigarettes have been banned in various countries around the world like Brazil, India, Singapore, etc. In our country, with the help of the FDA now people can buy e-cigarettes easily. Now you have to show photo ID cards to buy e-cigarettes and people below 18 are strictly not allowed to buy e-cigarettes. It will be less harmful than cigarettes but it should not be promoted because it is still a harmful thing for the youth and they can suffer from various health issues which will not be a good sign for them.