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E-cigarettes
EKnight:
I know a lot of you are smokers as I am and I know we've discussed quitting methods and how hard it is etc. Now I have discovered this e-cigarette and I think this could be the answer. Rather than explain, I hope it's ok to post this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpyIBvsWyPY&feature=related
I am not promoting this brand (although it is the one I bought) but I do think it may be a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes. I chose this particular video because it simply yet accurately describes the e-cigarette.
Eileen
Roy Martin:
Hello Eileen, so what do you think about it so far? I've heard of these, but you can be a witness of what its like. Please! I do hope its a good report. How long have you had it, Give me all the details of your opinion.
Roy
EKnight:
Hi Roy,
I haven't completely given up cigarettes (analog cigarettes) yet but I think I could. These e-cigarettes are a nicotine delivery system but I am using a lower mg than I would normally smoke so this may have something to do with my craving for a real cig. They take some getting used to but they are quite realistic. I brought them into work where two of the four other people I work with, recently quit smoking and were amazed at the amount of "vapor" that came out of my mouth. Being able to puff away at my desk is a real attraction to this product for me. I bought the "tobacco" flavored ones and it's not quite the tobacco flavor but I can get used to it. I order additional "cartridges" in other flavors just to test them out. The cost is significantly less than analog cigs and the damage to your body is reduced significantly as well. Like I said, I bought a lower mg but the sensation from inhaling is similar to that of a real cigarette. I bought the Green Smoke brand but my son just ordered Volcano brand which was cheaper but their cartridges are equal to four or five cigarettes and my cartridges are equal to a pack or more. His has a separate atomizer (the mechanism that heats the liquid to make the vapor) and it has to be cleaned and eventually replaced where the ones I bought have the atomizers built into every cartridge which is why they cost more.
Anyway, there are quite a few brands; blucig, volcano, green smoke, smoke everywhere, and others. I ordered mine at work and two minutes later they called my home phone to say that the 8mg I ordered were not in stock and I could choose another flavor or get the tobacco flavor in 6mg. So if this is typical of their customer service, then that was pretty good. However, my son was also satisfied with customer service from Volcano but he has not received them yet but expects them Monday.
I will keep you posted as to my progress but I think it looks promising.
Eileen
Marky Mark:
Just a little heads up...
E-cigarettes are not safe, and here’s why
July 23, 2009
E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, have been largely unregulated, and there have been many doctors questioning its safety.
MedPage Today recently reported on the FDA’s analysis of such products, and now we have some guidance as to how dangerous they can be.
E-cigarettes are battery operated, and contain nicotine and other flavors that the user can inhale. Advertisements claim they are safer since they don’t burn tobacco.
But according to the FDA, they “contain carcinogens such as diethylene glycol — used in antifreeze — and nitrosamines.”
To his credit, internist Matthew Mintz has been sounding the alarm for awhile. Not only does he point out they are largely unregulated, there are real questions as to whether they help with smoking cessation at all. He writes that, “e-cigarettes were designed to be tobacco cigarette replacement products, not smoking cessation aides. It is also possible that smokers will use e-cigarettes in place of SOME of their tobacco cigarettes. Although this does decrease exposure to known dangerous products, e-cigarettes might therefore actually prolong tobacco cigarette smoking.”
It’s encouraging to see the FDA start critically analyzing the claims of these types of alternative products, often advertised on late-night television. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Don’t be fooled by these ads. E-cigarettes contain nicotine and are addictive as other cigarettes. Because of the chemicals they contain, they might be even more dangerous.
Peace...Mark
Dave in Tenn:
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on September 27, 2009, 08:39:57 AM ---Just a little heads up...
E-cigarettes are not safe, and here’s why
July 23, 2009
E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, have been largely unregulated, and there have been many doctors questioning its safety.
MedPage Today recently reported on the FDA’s analysis of such products, and now we have some guidance as to how dangerous they can be.
E-cigarettes are battery operated, and contain nicotine and other flavors that the user can inhale. Advertisements claim they are safer since they don’t burn tobacco.
But according to the FDA, they “contain carcinogens such as diethylene glycol — used in antifreeze — and nitrosamines.”
To his credit, internist Matthew Mintz has been sounding the alarm for awhile. Not only does he point out they are largely unregulated, there are real questions as to whether they help with smoking cessation at all. He writes that, “e-cigarettes were designed to be tobacco cigarette replacement products, not smoking cessation aides. It is also possible that smokers will use e-cigarettes in place of SOME of their tobacco cigarettes. Although this does decrease exposure to known dangerous products, e-cigarettes might therefore actually prolong tobacco cigarette smoking.”
It’s encouraging to see the FDA start critically analyzing the claims of these types of alternative products, often advertised on late-night television. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Don’t be fooled by these ads. E-cigarettes contain nicotine and are addictive as other cigarettes. Because of the chemicals they contain, they might be even more dangerous.
Peace...Mark
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Eileen, not to be a smart-aleck, but you know you won't stop smoking until you stop smoking, and you won't stop ingesting nicotine until you stop doing that. Keep your eye on the prize, and if these things help you over the hump, then so be it. I did a few weeks of Snoos (I think that's how you spell it..little packets of tobacco put under the lip, like snuff, only different). It served to break up the habit pattern (you know...reach, pull, light, and suck) while pretty completely satisfying the nicotine jones for hours. The same thing happens any time I break up a habit pattern. Going on vacation with a change of scenery makes me not even think about chewing my nails, for example. There's somethig spiritual in there, but I can't articulate it.
I still had to make the concious decision to stop smoking, and to not take up snoosing full-time. Poverty helped tremendously. ;) But it was a help to break up that habit pattern before laying them down completely. I'm about 4 months clean and it gets easier. We won't know we've quit until we're dead, I think. But you can stop, and the act of quitting is surely a way that the Lord can teach you and cause you to become more conformed to the image of His Son, even if its not a straight line to 'victory'. It seldom is, I think.
Hang in there.
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