VANCOUVER ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES
QUIT SMOKING WITH ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES
Aside from the obvious fact that smoking is bad for your health, it has become almost impossible or at the very least a serious inconvenience to be a smoker. With all the new no smoking bans and laws that have appeared in the last years, a smoker must literally remove themselves from any public area in order to have a cigarette. In Vancouver, B.C. these laws now include outdoor areas covering all public beaches, parks and within 9 feet of any build entrance way. I feel like a drug addict, not a social smoker. To further add to the situation is simply the outrageous cost these days for cigarettes with all the government tax implications.
So why not just quit?
This is the usual question asked and carries some complexity behind it. For one thing Nicotine is considered by subject matter experts as one of the most addictive substances available - legal or otherwise. As a smoker, I have tried many times unsuccessfully to quit using methods like chewing nicotine gum, wearing patches, cold turkey, etc.
So, what is the answer?
Recently, I was introduced to a new product called an Electronic Cigarette or e-cig. This changed my life - literally. The e-cig looks, tastes and feels in every way like a traditional cigarette. The e-cig is a battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution. When a user inhales (takes a drag) through the e-cigarette, air flow is detected by a sensor, which activates a heating element (atomizer) that vaporizes a nicotine solution stored in the mouthpiece (cartridge). By inhaling an odourless smoke-like vapor with an electronic cigarette you get the same hit as a traditional cigarette.
I was able to progressively reduce the amount of nicotine I consumed by adjusting how much nicotine fluid I added to the e-cig. Oh yeah, and they cost way less than the patches and certainly the cigarettes themselves.
The end result...I am no longer smoking!
I was so impressed with the effectiveness of this approach to quitting smoking I have ordered a number of these for my friends and acquaintances that smoke and make them available to anyone who is serious about quitting.
