Appendix B – Student Reading List for Electronic Cigarette Discussion and Debate
The reading list represents a sample of web-based articles that can be assigned for students to read as they prepare for a discussion or debate. The list includes readings at various reading levels. Scaffolding of the more difficult readings is recommended.
E-Cigarettes:
- “Smoke Screen: Are E-Cigarettes Safe? by Dina Fine Maron. Available at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smoke-screen-are-e-cigarettes-safe/
- “PRO/CON: Should e-cigs be regulated just like cigarettes? By Tribune News Service, adapted by Newela staff. Available at: https://newsela.com/articles/procon-ecigs/id/8077/
- “For the poor, cigarettes a salve for hunger pangs and mental woes” by Philadelphia Inquirer, adapted for Newsela staff. Available at: https://newsela.com/articles/poor-smoking/id/1515/
- “Electronic cigarettes: fact or faction” by Robert West and Jamie Brown. Available at: http://bjgp.org/content/64/626/442. Good article for beginning e-cigarette discussion with students.
- “E-cigarettes: The lingering questions” by Daniel Cressey. Available at: http://www.nature.com/news/e-cigarettes-the-lingering-questions-1.15762
- “Family, peers influence teens’ e-cigarette use” by Andrew Seaman. Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/27/us-health-teens-smoking-ecigarettes-idUSKCN0Q11YC20150727. Web article that would serve as a good reading for students as they decide the factors that contribute to e-cigarette use.
- “Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarettes)” by FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Available at: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm172906.htm. This is a good starting point for basic information about e-cigarettes.
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