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Friday, 17 July 2009 11:11 |
Unlike Swine flu which - according to the Daily Mail - will be upon us any day, or any year now, or sometime in the future; cigarette smoking is responsible (according to the NHS statistics) for somewhere in the region of 120,000 deaths in Britain each year and over 4 million worldwide.
Many people become addicted to cigarettes when they are teenagers or students and then find it extremely difficult to quit. I am one of those people or have been that is up until now. Having tried everything from hypnotherapy to various forms of nicotine replacement therapies with limited success, I have been amazed at how easy it has been to stop smoking with the use of an electronic cigarette.
I had no idea that these items existed until a concerned relative bought one for me two weeks ago. Given the number of deaths and diseases linked to smoking cigarettes you would reasonably expect that an innovation such as this would have an extremely high media profile, but this has not really been the case.
Electronic cigarettes are amazingly futuristic and designed to help smokers quit. They consist of a battery, an atomiser and a renewable cartridge - which are a mixture of a small amount of nicotine (or glycerol) and water and come in four different nicotine strengths, high, medium, low or no nicotine. They look exactly the same as normal cigarettes and produce something, which looks exactly like smoke when you inhale though this is a harmless vapour. Smokers’ cravings are satisfied due to the taste of tobacco, (menthol flavours are also available) the smoke like vapour emitted, the actual holding of a cigarette, the glow at the end and an intake of nicotine. Over time smokers can reduce their intake of nicotine or use none at all.
Amazingly, there is no odour at all from the vapour, which dissipates in seconds and is completely harmless to yourself and those around you. There is no need for ash trays or lighters because no real flame is used there is no tar or carbon monoxide no air pollution and none of the cancerous substances which are produced by the burning of tobacco. In addition they can be legally smoked indoors.
As someone who has been addicted to cigarettes for a long time, one of the most difficult things when trying to quit has been the experience of socialising with other smokers. In the past I tended to avoid friends who smoked each time I tried to quit because it was more difficult not to smoke when I was in their company. I would then resent quitting because my social life was being affected and start again. This is no longer a problem, and in just one week after seeing the electronic cigarette, many of my friends are now planning to buy one for themselves.
I would definitely recommend the electronic cigarette for anyone who has had trouble trying to quit smoking in the past. Discovering this product really has been a life changing experience. Electronic cigarettes are available from various Internet sites in the UK and hopefully will more easily available in the very near future.
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Last Updated on Friday, 17 July 2009 14:12 |
It is frustrating that they point out 1 ingredient that could possibly in a minor concern...do they realize that is about 3,999 less than regular tobacco cigarettes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7658000/7658566.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7658603.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7941021.stm
And after a quick search on The Daily Mail, I discovered even they had an article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1019621/The-electric-cigarette-gives-nicotine-hit-gets-round-smoking-ban.html