In today’s world, E-cigarettes have become more common than ever, especially amongst the young generation. They consider it as another cool act which will make them popular and well-liked among their friends. However, now it is seen that E-cigarettes are rapidly replacing the regular cigarettes as we see them go out of style with each younger generation.
According to American Green Smoke, the number of teenagers in America who tried vaping in 2018 increased from 27% to 37%. This shows with each passing day, more and more young people are turning towards E-Cigarettes.
The Centers for Disease Control And Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration found in a report some of the main reasons why E-Cigar rates became more common in middle and high school teenagers. The reasons stated were;
- Because a friend of the family used them (39%)
- The availability of several appealing flavors in vapes (31%)
- They believed that E-cigarettes have a lesser harmful effect than the regular ones (17.1%)
Why Do Youngsters Choose E-cigarette Instead of Regular Cigarettes?
E-Cigarettes, such as Vapes, offer many advantages to their users that regular tobacco does not. These advantages are the main reason that attracts young consumers towards them. So, let’s find out what these are!
Cost-effective
E-cigarettes are usually cheaper than traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes. Once you buy the vape mods and pen-style vaporizers, the long-term cost will not be very high as you will not have to purchase them again and again. Vapes come with rechargeable batteries that you can charge after each use, thus saving your money on new batteries. Moreover, one bottle of e-liquid can last for 1 to 3 weeks. Therefore, you do not have to worry about purchasing them daily. This is much cheaper as compared to the regular box of cigarettes which you will have to purchase now and then.
Non-Toxic Chemicals
Also, while when you smoke traditional cigarettes, a little amount of burned tar goes to your lungs and stays there which can cause severe damages to your health later in life. Moreover, the burning tobacco smoke that comes out from the cigarettes is extremely dangerous to your health as well as the health of those who inhale that smoke.
In comparison, E-Cigarettes are much safer. Because there is no tobacco or tar in e-liquid, the smoke that comes out is not harmful to the inhalers. Also, no tar build-up occurs in the lungs of the user and they remain well and healthy.
Availability of a Plethora of Flavors
This is perhaps the main factor why the young generation is fond of E-Cigarettes rather than the regular ones. The availability of more than tens of flavors attract the young users majorly. They can try on new flavors each day and then pick out their favorite from the vast list of e-liquid flavors. Some of the flavors are:
✓ Vanilla
✓ Chocolate
✓ Strawberry
✓ Watermelon
✓ Lemon
✓ Orange
✓ Grape
✓ Butterscotch
✓ Cherry
✓ Blueberry
No Bad Leftover Smell
The regular tobacco users would know how weird their hands, hair, and clothes smell after smoking a cigarette. The smell is all over them and anyone can instantly tell when they have smoked a cigarette. This is not the case with vapes. The e-liquids vaporized leave no nasty smell behind on the user and they can smoke without any worries. Besides, even they will not affect your taste buds and you can enjoy the rich taste of your favorite meals.
Nicotine Strengths are Manageable
This is one more benefit of vaping and the factor attracting young consumers towards E-Cigarettes. You can change the strength of the nicotine in your e-liquid from 0 to 36mgs peruse. Consequently, you can control your daily intake of nicotine and keep track of it. This is not possible with regular cigarettes as the users have no idea of how much nicotine they are consuming in a single smoke. This factor can also help those who want to quit smoking.
Not Illegal to Use
E-cigarettes can be smoked anywhere, whether you are in a park, in public transport, bars, or in a sports venue. No matter where you are, you can freely use Vape, unlike regular cigarettes which are prohibited in some areas. Yet, another reason why the young generation turns to E-cigarettes rather than traditional tobacco products.
Safer than Cigarettes
Vapes are generally considered safer than regular cigarettes because of the control over nicotine intake, as well as the absence of tobacco and tar which are extremely harmful to the user’s lungs. Plus, the smoke that comes out of vapes is not toxic.
Modernized Portrayal
Vaping makes you look cool! This is the perception set in the mind of today’s young generation. They see a modernized picture of vaping in their surroundings and they think it will create a good impression on their character if they do it too which is not possible with regular cigarettes. Thus, they turn towards the use of E-cigarettes. Besides, Vaping allows you to create interesting shapes with the smoke, such as ring smoke. This further attracts young people to use them. Summing it up, vaping is considered stylish amongst the young generation.
No Mess Created
Regular cigarettes tend to create quite a mess when you smoke them. You have to keep an ashtray with you at all times while smoking. Plus, smoking in a vehicle is kind of uncomfortable too as you require someplace to displace the ash and tar that comes out of a burned cigarette. Sometimes, you would have to clean the inches of your car due to the mess created. Plus, regular cigarettes also change the color of the smoker’s nails to a black-gray shade. With E-cigarettes you do not have to tackle any of these issues. You can enjoy a clean smoke without worrying about any waste materials coming out of the pen-style vaporizer. Besides, it is also easier to smoke in the car.
