Discuss the current trends of e-cigarettes. Be sure to include the benefits and hazards of using this type of nicotine product. What are the current regulations for e-cigarettes? Are these regulations beneficial, if so, how? If not, what needs to be changed?

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E-cigarettes have become extremely popular and are widely available. Nontobacco products consists of propylene glycol infused with nicotine so that it can be inhaled as a smokeless vapor. This has raised concerns about nicotine dependence to new levels. While the practice of "vaping" (consuming nicotine in a nontobacco product) represents only a very small fraction of the $80 billion-a-year market for smoking products. 
Of particular concern has been the enormous popularity among young people of a particular brand of e-cigarettes called JUULs, approximately the size of a thumb drive and available in flavors from "mint" to "crème brulee." The practice of vaping through these devices has become so identified with JUULs that the practice is often referred to as "juuling." In 2018, the FDA issued the warning that teenage use of electronic cigarettes had reached "an epidemic proportion" and in letters sent to 1,100 retailers referred to substantial fines that have been imposed for selling e-cigarettes to minors.
While health hazards of inhaling tar and carbon monoxide from traditional tobacco products are eliminated in e-cigarettes, the hazards associated with nicotine consumption remain. shown that nicotine-laced vapors promote the development of cancer in isolated human lung cells. 
The present-day advertisements for e-cigarettes is potentially reversing more than 40 years of effects to deglamorize smoking behavior. Regular refilling of e-cigarettes with liquid nicotine (so-called e-liquids) has resulted in the availability of a highly toxic drug either as a new recreational drug or the basis for accidental poisoning. Less than a teaspoon of pure nicotine can kill an adult, and significant problems exist with respect to children exposed to this toxin, either through carelessness on the part of parents or a general lack of understanding of the potential risks. 
A limited form of regulatory control over e-cigarettes appears to be emerging. In 2013, New York established a state law banning sales of e-cigarettes to those younger than 18 years of age, and other U.S. states have followed. The FDA has not issued guidelines as of 2014, but public health authorities are confident that some regulatory policy will be in place in the near future on a nationwide basis. Answers will vary regarding the regulations now in place, and the need to make changes.