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Has anyone tried e-cigarettes as a method to quit smoking or at least ameliorate the effects of smoking?
I smoke about a pack or two a week (3 a day minimum, sometimes binging once a week) and would like to reduce that in order to increase my chances of living longer. Anyone have experience they can share?
After buying an e-cig, I never bought another pack of cigarettes. It has been roughly six weeks, I think. My consumption was slightly higher than yours.
Congratulations, by the way. You have successfully added years to your life, ceased to constantly stink, saved a lot of money, and retained the mental edge and social benefits of smoking nicotine. Instrumental rationality at its finest.
Thank you.
I bought my roommate an ecig and he hasn't gone back after ~6 weeks.
Feel free to profit off the hours of research I did, this is what I bought: http://www.chinabuye.com/ego-t-travel-pack-metal-box-450mah-quit-smoking-usb-rechargeable-electronic-cigarette-e-cig-black-1
extra batt: http://www.chinabuye.com/450mah-capacity-ego-ce4s-battery-for-electronic-cigarette-black
The US distributors just slap their badge on these and double the price. you'll need extra clearomizers (or one of the other cartridge types) + ejuice, but that is up to personal preference.
Have you tried making yourself throw up immediately after (or even better, while) smoking?
No, and if my experiences with drinking alcohol are any indication, it wouldn't have an effect on cessation.
I know a group of four people who all used to smoke, then opened up an e-cigarette shop and quit smoking. They are all addicted to e-cigs now, but that's a big improvement over where they were.
I've used them and liked the, but I never used normal cigarettes so don't know how the experience compares.
If this evidence is of interest to you, I still have not bought any more packs since converting to electronic cigarettes. If you have not yet converted, I would highly recommend doing so. If you are interested, I will message you my apparatus and places to purchase it at.
Yes: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%28%22e-cigarette%22+OR+%22electronic+cigarette%22+OR+%22electronic+nicotine%22+OR+%22personal+vaporizer%22%29+quitting+smoking
Rather than an e-cig, I currently occasionally use a portable vaporiser, into which I place hand-rolling tobacco.
It raises the raw tobacco to around 250*C, so nicotine is carried in gas and can be inhaled. Nothing is combusted. It's slightly larger than a AA battery and it looks like this.
This gives more nicotine hit, much less lung cancer than smoking and uses cheaper consumable materials than e-cig (you can buy hand-rolling tobacco everywhere, need less than depleting possibly-expensive e-cig cartridges).
It is also likely that this vaporising gives more MAOI hit than e-cig, contributing to both the high and addictive properties. Wiki link
Subjectively, I enjoy this more than than a e-cig. I have actively promoted the use to this device to friends to try to get them off cigarettes.