Potential Magazine Winter 2016 | Page 18

happy + healthy e-cigarettes IS VAPING SAFE According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), current vaping or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system) use among high school students tripled nationwide from 2013 to 2014. Nearly 10 percent of high school students in Alabama say they have used ENDS in the past 30 days! Should you be concerned? We asked FOCUS. Isn’t vaping better than smoking? Most e-cigarette companies market their product as a tool to help smokers quit. However, the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has not approved e-cigarettes as a means to quit. Often cigarette manufacturers use clever marketing such as producing flavored tobacco in forms similar to candy or mints in order to attract potential young customers. Similarly, flavored