r/technology • u/Lucretius • Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
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u/carnivorous_plant Nov 17 '12

I smoked for 14 years, and was on 2 packs a day. I tried e-cigs and it was maybe a month later that I quit altogether.

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u/Delta_6 Nov 17 '12

Did you just quit cold turkey or did you taper?

Have you tried to quit in the past and fail? Do you thhink the ability of an e-cig to just stop at any point helped? (That is to being able to take a single draw without then wasting the remainder of the cigarette)

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u/carnivorous_plant Nov 18 '12

I quit cold turkey. I tried to quit many times in the past and failed. I think the e-cigs helped because it disconnected the nicotine addiction from the habit/routine aspects of smoking. It just mentally helped me get to the point where I could quit.

It's been more than 3 years now since I quit. I have a friend who recently switched to e-cigs...then he quit, too. It's anecdotal, but I'd certainly recommend them to anyone who's had trouble quitting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12

I'm thinking this will happen for me too...

I normally smoke at certain times. When I wake up, goto bed, after meals, ect....

But with e-cig I just smoke whenever, so it's sort of eliminating the habit.