Smoking Infographic

E-cigarettes, electronic and tobacco-free, have been available to American consumers since 2006 as an alternative to regular cigarettes. A synthetic nicotine is used in e-cigarettes to give smokers their fix, but very little is known about them. The e-cigarettes are currently not regulated by the FDA,

unless they are used for therapeutic purposes, but consumers can still purchase them online and in malls. The FDA has made plans to regulate the e-cigarettes in order to find out what they contain and to control who has access to them.

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Effects of nicotine exposure

	mood boosts minor depression relief increase in alertness levels stimulated memory, some people rely on the nicotine for certain tasks
	increase in heart rate and blood pressure abnormal heart rhythms
	decrease in appetite increased activity in intestines
	muscle twitching seizures