Electronic cigarettes can help anyone quit smoking, and that includes housewives! It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor, nurse, professor, or even unemployed – if you smoke and think you should quit but aren’t quite ready to commit, electronic cigarettes might be just what you need.
Unlike patches, gum, or even hypnotism—which require you to really want to quit—e-cigarettes satisfy your urge to smoke without removing what you perceive as the source of your satisfaction. An e-cigarette looks like a cigarette, tastes like one (unless you choose a different flavor), and feels like one. It delivers nicotine to your bloodstream through heated vapor, similar to inhaling cigarette smoke, but it doesn’t have the 4,000 pollutants, carcinogens, and additives found in regular cigarettes.
The vapor from an e-cigarette contains no carbon monoxide, doesn’t smell, and doesn’t stain. You can use it anywhere without breaking laws or bothering people around you since second-hand smoke is no longer an issue. Plus, it’s cheaper than traditional tobacco. The longer you use an e-cigarette, the more you save compared to buying regular cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes come in kits. Each kit includes an e-cigarette composed of a battery, a vaporizer, and an E-liquid capsule. You’ll also get several connectors to charge the battery and a number of refill cartridges. Typically, an E-liquid cartridge in an e-cigarette gives you the same amount of nicotine as 40 regular cigarettes, provided you choose a cartridge with a nicotine level similar to your usual brand.
The benefits for smokers who don’t necessarily want to quit but are facing social pressure are significant. Take Bernadette Hermanson, a 55-year-old housewife from Bolton. Her children wouldn’t let her near her grandchildren if she smoked. Bernadette, who hadn’t planned on quitting, switched to e-cigarettes so she could spend time with her grandkids. Now, she feels healthier, doesn’t smell like smoke, and has clean fingers free of nicotine stains.
E-cigarettes can also be used in all the places where smoking is banned due to anti-smoking laws—like pubs, bars, clubs, public transport, and planes. Even smokers who admit their habit is harmful can take comfort in e-cigarettes. They get their nicotine fix in a less damaging way while still enjoying the ritual of smoking.