I’ve been smoking an “e-cigarette” for almost two months now and have only had one “real” cigarette in that time – yay me! (If you have no idea what that is click here to see it on Wikipedia then come back.) I did some reading prior to buying them and although they aren’t FDA regulated at this time I don’t see how it could be any worse than smoking and it does appear that it’s a helluva lot better than actually smoking a full blown tobacco cigarette…I’m not a scientist so don’t crucify me if I’m way off base here. I’m going off of my own experience with the stuff.
The kit that I originally purchased from a “chain store” supplier came with disposable vapor cartridges but I’ve since found a local smoke shop that sells a refillable set up complete with custom nicotine levels and custom flavoring options. Where before I was spending $50-$70 a week on cigs I’m now only spending about $5 a week on my “e juice”.
It’s been wonderful so far and I haven’t had a single craving for a real cig this whole time. The one time I did smoke was just to see if I missed it and I didn’t. All the smelly-ness and coughing and hacking from smoking is gone. My hair/breath/clothes/truck no longer stinks and I’m not going outside all the time to smoke. My eyes don’t hurt and I’m feeling overall tons better! I may try and use this method to quit eventually by stepping down the levels of nicotine I use but for now I’m just happy with the positive change this has brought me.
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