Is it possible to Quit Smoking with an Electronic Cigarette?
If you are a smoker then you will most likely have come across the idea of an e-cig. This works in much the same way as a traditional cigarette insofar as the fact that it gets nicotine into your system. Its combustion is different though. In a traditional cigarette you will light it with a lighter. In an e-cigarette you just have to hit a switch and a battery will ‘burn’ the liquid. Many people are turned onto the idea of an ecig due to the fact that it may actually make quitting smoking slightly easier. Let me explain.
As you may know, it is the nicotine in traditional cigarettes which causes the addiction. It is the nicotine that your body craves when you try to give up smoking. If you give it up ‘cold turkey’ then you are probably going to cause all sorts of problems and you will not be able to give up smoking like that. You could use nicotine patches but they are never really that effective (I’ll explain why soon). This is where an electronic cigarette comes in. It will give you all of the nicotine that you crave without bogging down the smoke with a number of chemicals which are dangerous to your health.
What about Give Up smoking using Cold Turkey methods?
The wonderful thing about an e-ciggy is that you will be able to reduce the amount of nicotine in the chamber over time. This means that you will slowly be able to lessen the amount of nicotine that you consume, and thus you will be able to ease yourself off smoking slightly easier. Remember, it is never good to quit smoking ‘cold turkey’ as this will lead to all manner of problems.
As I said before, simply using a nicotine patch is never a good idea. This is because you are not only addicted to the nicotine, but you also become addicted to the smoking experience. Put a nicotine patch on and I am sure you will still crave the feel of a cigarette in between your hands, or even the feel of going outside and socializing with people. This is what leads many people back to smoking even if they get their ‘fix’ from the patch. An e-cig will be able to recreate this experience whilst you slowly wean yourself off of the nicotine. This again is going to make it FAR easier to quit smoking in the long run.
Remember, it is going to be a LOT easier to quit smoking with an e-cigarette if you make sure you purchase the highest quality one that you can afford. They are going to be FAR better at replicating that smoking experience, and thus ensure that you will never crave the traditional way of smoking again. They also tend to have different e-vapours available to them. This means you will be able to slowly reduce the amount of nicotine you will be consuming over time. You will also be able to change up the flavour of the smoke.
Please note that many people belive that electronic cigarettes help quitting smoking, however, remember that all e-cigarettes are not quit smoking aids.
